diff --git a/gst/law/alaw-decode.c b/gst/law/alaw-decode.c
index 4ea9612b35..e3b6586a1b 100644
--- a/gst/law/alaw-decode.c
+++ b/gst/law/alaw-decode.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ gst_alaw_dec_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buffer)
   alaw_data = inmap.data;
   alaw_size = inmap.size;
 
-  outbuf = gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, alaw_size, 0);
+  outbuf = gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, alaw_size * 2, 0);
 
   gst_buffer_map (outbuf, &outmap, GST_MAP_WRITE);
   linear_data = (gint16 *) outmap.data;