diff --git a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegdemux.c b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegdemux.c
index 22772b1cc9..f14b29f354 100644
--- a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegdemux.c
+++ b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegdemux.c
@@ -1703,7 +1703,8 @@ gst_ffmpegdemux_sink_activate (GstPad * sinkpad, GstObject * parent)
     goto activate_push;
   }
 
-  gst_query_parse_scheduling (query, &pull_mode, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  pull_mode = gst_query_has_scheduling_mode (query, GST_PAD_MODE_PULL);
+  gst_query_unref (query);
 
   if (!pull_mode)
     goto activate_push;