diff --git a/fuzzing/typefind.c b/fuzzing/typefind.c
index c783e509f9..780a4a9010 100644
--- a/fuzzing/typefind.c
+++ b/fuzzing/typefind.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput (const guint8 * data, size_t size)
   }
 
   /* Create the pipeline */
+  pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("pipeline");
   source = gst_element_factory_make ("appsrc", "source");
   typefind = gst_element_factory_make ("typefind", "typefind");
   fakesink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "fakesink");