diff --git a/ext/faad/gstfaad.c b/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
index 736bb87236..46661fc93e 100644
--- a/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
+++ b/ext/faad/gstfaad.c
@@ -831,8 +831,6 @@ decode_failed:
   {
     GST_AUDIO_DECODER_ERROR (faad, 1, STREAM, DECODE, (NULL),
         ("decoding error: %s", faacDecGetErrorMessage (info.error)), ret);
-    if (ret == GST_FLOW_OK)
-      gst_audio_decoder_finish_frame (dec, NULL, 1);
     goto out;
   }
 negotiation_failed: