diff --git a/sys/va/gstvaallocator.c b/sys/va/gstvaallocator.c
index d2b59de102..0d0f7870e2 100644
--- a/sys/va/gstvaallocator.c
+++ b/sys/va/gstvaallocator.c
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ static void
 gst_va_dmabuf_allocator_init (GstVaDmabufAllocator * self)
 {
   self->available_mems = gst_atomic_queue_new (2);
+  g_cond_init (&self->buffer_cond);
 
   self->parent_map = GST_ALLOCATOR (self)->mem_map;
   GST_ALLOCATOR (self)->mem_map = gst_va_dmabuf_mem_map;