diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapivideobuffer.c b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapivideobuffer.c
index 27dd1fb2b6..c6c1a0ac2c 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapivideobuffer.c
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapivideobuffer.c
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ new_vbuffer(GstVaapiVideoMeta *meta)
     return buffer;
 }
 
+GstBuffer *
+gst_vaapi_video_buffer_new(GstVaapiVideoMeta *meta)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(meta != NULL, NULL);
+
+    return new_vbuffer(gst_vaapi_video_meta_ref(meta));
+}
+
 GstBuffer *
 gst_vaapi_video_buffer_new_from_pool(GstVaapiVideoPool *pool)
 {
@@ -183,11 +191,3 @@ gst_vaapi_video_buffer_new_with_surface_proxy(GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *proxy)
 {
     return new_vbuffer(gst_vaapi_video_meta_new_with_surface_proxy(proxy));
 }
-
-GstVaapiVideoMeta *
-gst_vaapi_video_buffer_get_meta(GstVaapiVideoBuffer *buffer)
-{
-    g_return_val_if_fail(GST_VAAPI_IS_VIDEO_BUFFER(buffer), NULL);
-
-    return buffer->meta;
-}
diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapivideobuffer.h b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapivideobuffer.h
index 36bbd28abf..f4457ab606 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapivideobuffer.h
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapivideobuffer.h
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef struct _GstVaapiVideoBuffer             GstVaapiVideoBuffer;
 
+G_GNUC_INTERNAL
+GstBuffer *
+gst_vaapi_video_buffer_new(GstVaapiVideoMeta *meta);
+
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 GstBuffer *
 gst_vaapi_video_buffer_new_from_pool(GstVaapiVideoPool *pool);
@@ -49,10 +53,6 @@ G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 GstBuffer *
 gst_vaapi_video_buffer_new_with_surface_proxy(GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *proxy);
 
-G_GNUC_INTERNAL
-GstVaapiVideoMeta *
-gst_vaapi_video_buffer_get_meta(GstVaapiVideoBuffer *buffer);
-
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* GST_VAAPI_VIDEO_BUFFER_H */