diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
index 07b6c8c351..a2615cfdf8 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
@@ -1538,6 +1538,10 @@ caps_notify_cb (GstPad * pad, GParamSpec * unused, GstDecodeBin * dbin)
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (dbin, "Notified caps for pad %s:%s",
       GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
 
+  /* Disconnect this; if we still need it, we'll reconnect to this in
+   * analyze_new_pad */
+  g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (pad, caps_notify_cb, dbin);
+
   element = GST_ELEMENT_CAST (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
 
   pad_added_cb (element, pad, dbin);
@@ -1552,6 +1556,10 @@ caps_notify_group_cb (GstPad * pad, GParamSpec * unused, GstDecodeGroup * group)
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (pad, "Notified caps for pad %s:%s", GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
 
+  /* Disconnect this; if we still need it, we'll reconnect to this in
+   * analyze_new_pad */
+  g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (pad, caps_notify_group_cb, group);
+
   element = GST_ELEMENT_CAST (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
 
   pad_added_group_cb (element, pad, group);