diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
index 6a459e86df..5cb2ae56d7 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ gst_vtdec_push_frames_if_needed (GstVtdec * vtdec, gboolean drain,
     }
   }
 
-  if (drain)
+  if (drain || flush)
     VTDecompressionSessionWaitForAsynchronousFrames (vtdec->session);
 
   /* push a buffer if there are enough frames to guarantee that we push in PTS