diff --git a/sys/androidmedia/gstamc-codec.h b/sys/androidmedia/gstamc-codec.h
index 984dcc5151..0f57802be9 100644
--- a/sys/androidmedia/gstamc-codec.h
+++ b/sys/androidmedia/gstamc-codec.h
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ void gst_amc_buffer_free (GstAmcBuffer * buffer);
 gboolean gst_amc_buffer_set_position_and_limit (GstAmcBuffer * buffer, GError ** err,
     gint position, gint limit);
 
-GstAmcCodec * gst_amc_codec_new (const gchar *name, GError **err);
+GstAmcCodec * gst_amc_codec_new (const gchar *name, gboolean is_encoder, GError **err);
 void gst_amc_codec_free (GstAmcCodec * codec);
 
-gboolean gst_amc_codec_configure (GstAmcCodec * codec, GstAmcFormat * format, GstAmcSurfaceTexture * surface_texture, gint flags, GError **err);
+gboolean gst_amc_codec_configure (GstAmcCodec * codec, GstAmcFormat * format, GstAmcSurfaceTexture * surface_texture, GError **err);
 GstAmcFormat * gst_amc_codec_get_output_format (GstAmcCodec * codec, GError **err);
 
 gboolean gst_amc_codec_start (GstAmcCodec * codec, GError **err);
diff --git a/sys/androidmedia/gstamcaudiodec.c b/sys/androidmedia/gstamcaudiodec.c
index c4a6458132..63253e09fd 100644
--- a/sys/androidmedia/gstamcaudiodec.c
+++ b/sys/androidmedia/gstamcaudiodec.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ gst_amc_audio_dec_open (GstAudioDecoder * decoder)
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (self, "Opening decoder");
 
-  self->codec = gst_amc_codec_new (klass->codec_info->name, &err);
+  self->codec = gst_amc_codec_new (klass->codec_info->name, FALSE, &err);
   if (!self->codec) {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR_FROM_ERROR (self, err);
     return FALSE;
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ gst_amc_audio_dec_set_format (GstAudioDecoder * decoder, GstCaps * caps)
       GST_STR_NULL (format_string));
   g_free (format_string);
 
-  if (!gst_amc_codec_configure (self->codec, format, NULL, 0, &err)) {
+  if (!gst_amc_codec_configure (self->codec, format, NULL, &err)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to configure codec");
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR_FROM_ERROR (self, err);
     return FALSE;
diff --git a/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideodec.c b/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideodec.c
index 2865c5b38c..35d2b996c1 100644
--- a/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideodec.c
+++ b/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideodec.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ gst_amc_video_dec_open (GstVideoDecoder * decoder)
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (self, "Opening decoder");
 
-  self->codec = gst_amc_codec_new (klass->codec_info->name, &err);
+  self->codec = gst_amc_codec_new (klass->codec_info->name, FALSE, &err);
   if (!self->codec) {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR_FROM_ERROR (self, err);
     return FALSE;
@@ -2030,7 +2030,7 @@ gst_amc_video_dec_set_format (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
       GST_STR_NULL (format_string));
   g_free (format_string);
 
-  if (!gst_amc_codec_configure (self->codec, format, self->surface, 0, &err)) {
+  if (!gst_amc_codec_configure (self->codec, format, self->surface, &err)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to configure codec");
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR_FROM_ERROR (self, err);
     return FALSE;
diff --git a/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideoenc.c b/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideoenc.c
index 8a605a4fb2..e4a668df0f 100644
--- a/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideoenc.c
+++ b/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideoenc.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ gst_amc_video_enc_open (GstVideoEncoder * encoder)
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (self, "Opening encoder");
 
-  self->codec = gst_amc_codec_new (klass->codec_info->name, &err);
+  self->codec = gst_amc_codec_new (klass->codec_info->name, TRUE, &err);
   if (!self->codec) {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR_FROM_ERROR (self, err);
     return FALSE;
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ gst_amc_video_enc_set_format (GstVideoEncoder * encoder,
       GST_STR_NULL (format_string));
   g_free (format_string);
 
-  if (!gst_amc_codec_configure (self->codec, format, NULL, 1, &err)) {
+  if (!gst_amc_codec_configure (self->codec, format, NULL, &err)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to configure codec");
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR_FROM_ERROR (self, err);
     goto quit;
diff --git a/sys/androidmedia/jni/gstamc-codec-jni.c b/sys/androidmedia/jni/gstamc-codec-jni.c
index b1752b5847..2069d601d0 100644
--- a/sys/androidmedia/jni/gstamc-codec-jni.c
+++ b/sys/androidmedia/jni/gstamc-codec-jni.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct _GstAmcCodec
   RealBuffer *input_buffers, *output_buffers;
   gsize n_input_buffers, n_output_buffers;
   GstAmcSurface *surface;
+  gboolean is_encoder;
 };
 
 static struct
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ gst_amc_buffer_set_position_and_limit (GstAmcBuffer * buffer_, GError ** err,
 }
 
 GstAmcCodec *
-gst_amc_codec_new (const gchar * name, GError ** err)
+gst_amc_codec_new (const gchar * name, gboolean is_encoder, GError ** err)
 {
   JNIEnv *env;
   GstAmcCodec *codec = NULL;
@@ -457,6 +458,7 @@ gst_amc_codec_new (const gchar * name, GError ** err)
   }
 
   codec = g_slice_new0 (GstAmcCodec);
+  codec->is_encoder = is_encoder;
 
   if (!gst_amc_jni_call_static_object_method (env, err, media_codec.klass,
           media_codec.create_by_codec_name, &object, name_str))
@@ -514,9 +516,10 @@ gst_amc_codec_free (GstAmcCodec * codec)
 
 gboolean
 gst_amc_codec_configure (GstAmcCodec * codec, GstAmcFormat * format,
-    GstAmcSurfaceTexture * surface, gint flags, GError ** err)
+    GstAmcSurfaceTexture * surface, GError ** err)
 {
   JNIEnv *env;
+  gint flags = 0;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (codec != NULL, FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (format != NULL, FALSE);
@@ -532,6 +535,9 @@ gst_amc_codec_configure (GstAmcCodec * codec, GstAmcFormat * format,
       return FALSE;
   }
 
+  if (codec->is_encoder)
+    flags = 1;
+
   return gst_amc_jni_call_void_method (env, err, codec->object,
       media_codec.configure, format->object, codec->surface, NULL, flags);
 }