diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c
index 804f017241..017fa2293e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c
@@ -2909,6 +2909,9 @@ reconfigure_output_stream (DecodebinOutputStream * output,
     ret = FALSE;
     goto cleanup;
   }
+
+  output->linked = TRUE;
+
   if (output->src_exposed == FALSE) {
     GstEvent *stream_start;