diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstav1decoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstav1decoder.c
index eadd78ae44..95fee9365d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstav1decoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstav1decoder.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ out:
     if (priv->current_picture)
       gst_av1_picture_unref (priv->current_picture);
 
-    gst_video_decoder_drop_frame (decoder, frame);
+    gst_video_decoder_release_frame (decoder, frame);
   }
 
   gst_av1_decoder_drain_output_queue (self,
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gsth264decoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gsth264decoder.c
index ea69845ada..065ae668eb 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gsth264decoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gsth264decoder.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ gst_h264_decoder_handle_frame (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
           ("Failed to decode data"), (NULL), decode_ret);
     }
 
-    gst_video_decoder_drop_frame (decoder, frame);
+    gst_video_decoder_release_frame (decoder, frame);
     gst_clear_h264_picture (&priv->current_picture);
     priv->current_frame = NULL;
 
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ gst_h264_decoder_finish_current_picture (GstH264Decoder * self,
       priv->current_picture->nonexisting = TRUE;
 
       /* this fake nonexisting picture will not trigger ouput_picture() */
-      gst_video_decoder_drop_frame (GST_VIDEO_DECODER (self),
+      gst_video_decoder_release_frame (GST_VIDEO_DECODER (self),
           gst_video_codec_frame_ref (priv->current_frame));
     }
   }
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gsth265decoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gsth265decoder.c
index b247774cad..a7034e5768 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gsth265decoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gsth265decoder.c
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ gst_h265_decoder_handle_frame (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
           ("Failed to decode data"), (NULL), decode_ret);
     }
 
-    gst_video_decoder_drop_frame (decoder, frame);
+    gst_video_decoder_release_frame (decoder, frame);
     gst_clear_h265_picture (&priv->current_picture);
 
     return decode_ret;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2decoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2decoder.c
index 80a04a8196..1e36031999 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2decoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2decoder.c
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ failed:
           ret);
     }
 
-    gst_video_decoder_drop_frame (decoder, frame);
+    gst_video_decoder_release_frame (decoder, frame);
     gst_clear_mpeg2_picture (&priv->current_picture);
     gst_clear_mpeg2_picture (&priv->first_field);
     priv->current_frame = NULL;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp8decoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp8decoder.c
index 3c0224ab42..b0f1ac82e1 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp8decoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp8decoder.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ gst_vp8_decoder_handle_frame (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
           GST_PTR_FORMAT, in_buf);
 
       gst_buffer_unmap (in_buf, &map);
-      gst_video_decoder_drop_frame (decoder, frame);
+      gst_video_decoder_release_frame (decoder, frame);
 
       return GST_FLOW_OK;
     }
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ error:
           ("Failed to decode data"), (NULL), ret);
     }
 
-    gst_video_decoder_drop_frame (decoder, frame);
+    gst_video_decoder_release_frame (decoder, frame);
 
     return ret;
   }
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp9decoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp9decoder.c
index 8a09b55a1c..9dfd8e1d65 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp9decoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstvp9decoder.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ error:
           ("Failed to decode data"), (NULL), ret);
     }
 
-    gst_video_decoder_drop_frame (decoder, frame);
+    gst_video_decoder_release_frame (decoder, frame);
 
     return ret;
   }