diff --git a/sys/oss4/oss4-sink.c b/sys/oss4/oss4-sink.c
index de2d8a99d5..54e95b9f9e 100644
--- a/sys/oss4/oss4-sink.c
+++ b/sys/oss4/oss4-sink.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ gst_oss4_sink_getcaps (GstBaseSink * bsink)
   oss = GST_OSS4_SINK (bsink);
 
   if (oss->fd == -1) {
-    caps = gst_caps_copy (gst_oss4_audio_get_template_caps ());
+    caps = gst_oss4_audio_get_template_caps ();
   } else if (oss->probed_caps) {
     caps = gst_caps_copy (oss->probed_caps);
   } else {
diff --git a/sys/oss4/oss4-source.c b/sys/oss4/oss4-source.c
index bb6459399c..eadb4c5e31 100644
--- a/sys/oss4/oss4-source.c
+++ b/sys/oss4/oss4-source.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ gst_oss4_source_getcaps (GstBaseSrc * bsrc)
   oss = GST_OSS4_SOURCE (bsrc);
 
   if (oss->fd == -1) {
-    caps = gst_caps_copy (gst_oss4_audio_get_template_caps ());
+    caps = gst_oss4_audio_get_template_caps ();
   } else if (oss->probed_caps) {
     caps = gst_caps_copy (oss->probed_caps);
   } else {