diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1dec.c
index 5b6cbe67a1..9404f2b394 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1dec.c
@@ -300,7 +300,11 @@ _create_internal_pool (GstVaAV1Dec * self, gint width, gint height)
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  gst_buffer_pool_set_active (pool, TRUE);
+  if (!gst_buffer_pool_set_active (pool, TRUE)) {
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self, "Failed to activate internal pool");
+    gst_object_unref (pool);
+    return NULL;
+  }
 
   return pool;
 }
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c
index 2cadb5d497..56f73db11a 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c
@@ -229,7 +229,10 @@ _get_sinkpad_pool (GstVaBaseEnc * base)
 
   gst_object_unref (allocator);
 
-  gst_buffer_pool_set_active (base->priv->raw_pool, TRUE);
+  if (!gst_buffer_pool_set_active (base->priv->raw_pool, TRUE)) {
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (base, "Failed to activate sinkpad pool");
+    return NULL;
+  }
 
   return base->priv->raw_pool;
 }
@@ -690,8 +693,10 @@ error_reorder:
   {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (venc, STREAM, ENCODE,
         ("Failed to reorder the input frame."), (NULL));
-    gst_clear_buffer (&frame->output_buffer);
-    gst_video_encoder_finish_frame (venc, frame);
+    if (frame) {
+      gst_clear_buffer (&frame->output_buffer);
+      gst_video_encoder_finish_frame (venc, frame);
+    }
     return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
   }
 error_encode:
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
index 5ced2fa104..fbc72300af 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
@@ -768,7 +768,10 @@ _get_sinkpad_pool (GstVaBaseTransform * self)
 
   if (self->priv->sinkpad_caps) {
     caps = self->priv->sinkpad_caps;
-    gst_video_info_from_caps (&in_info, caps);
+    if (!gst_video_info_from_caps (&in_info, caps)) {
+      GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Cannot parse caps %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, caps);
+      return NULL;
+    }
   } else {
     caps = self->in_caps;
     in_info = self->in_info;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.c
index 9e08df713e..fa8d64eaa1 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.c
@@ -397,7 +397,11 @@ gst_va_encoder_open (GstVaEncoder * self, VAProfile profile,
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to create reconstruct pool");
     goto error;
   }
-  gst_buffer_pool_set_active (recon_pool, TRUE);
+
+  if (!gst_buffer_pool_set_active (recon_pool, TRUE)) {
+    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to activate reconstruct pool");
+    goto error;
+  }
 
   status = vaCreateContext (dpy, config, coded_width, coded_height,
       VA_PROGRESSIVE, NULL, 0, &context);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah264enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah264enc.c
index 5e57d4482e..1072e256d4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah264enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvah264enc.c
@@ -1200,11 +1200,13 @@ _calculate_coded_size (GstVaH264Enc * self)
         BitDepthC = 10;
         MbWidthC = 8;
         MbHeightC = 8;
+        break;
       case VA_RT_FORMAT_YUV422_10:
         BitDepthY = 10;
         BitDepthC = 10;
         MbWidthC = 8;
         MbHeightC = 16;
+        break;
       case VA_RT_FORMAT_YUV444_10:
         BitDepthY = 10;
         BitDepthC = 10;