diff --git a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegdec.c b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegdec.c
index 646045b007..d364e8da81 100644
--- a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegdec.c
+++ b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegdec.c
@@ -1628,6 +1628,18 @@ flush_queued (GstFFMpegDec * ffmpegdec)
   return res;
 }
 
+static AVPacket *
+gst_avpacket_new (guint8 * data, guint size)
+{
+  AVPacket *res;
+
+  res = g_malloc0 (sizeof (AVPacket));
+  res->data = data;
+  res->size = size;
+
+  return res;
+}
+
 /* gst_ffmpegdec_[video|audio]_frame:
  * ffmpegdec:
  * data: pointer to the data to decode
@@ -1655,6 +1667,7 @@ gst_ffmpegdec_video_frame (GstFFMpegDec * ffmpegdec,
   GstClockTime out_timestamp, out_duration, out_pts;
   gint64 out_offset;
   const GstTSInfo *out_info;
+  AVPacket *packet;
 
   *ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
   *outbuf = NULL;
@@ -1700,8 +1713,9 @@ gst_ffmpegdec_video_frame (GstFFMpegDec * ffmpegdec,
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (ffmpegdec, "stored opaque values idx %d", dec_info->idx);
 
   /* now decode the frame */
-  len = avcodec_decode_video (ffmpegdec->context,
-      ffmpegdec->picture, &have_data, data, size);
+  packet = gst_avpacket_new (data, size);
+  len = avcodec_decode_video2 (ffmpegdec->context,
+      ffmpegdec->picture, &have_data, packet);
 
   /* restore previous state */
   if (!decode)
@@ -2053,6 +2067,7 @@ gst_ffmpegdec_audio_frame (GstFFMpegDec * ffmpegdec,
   gint have_data = AVCODEC_MAX_AUDIO_FRAME_SIZE;
   GstClockTime out_timestamp, out_duration;
   gint64 out_offset;
+  AVPacket *packet;
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (ffmpegdec,
       "size:%d, offset:%" G_GINT64_FORMAT ", ts:%" GST_TIME_FORMAT ", dur:%"
@@ -2064,8 +2079,9 @@ gst_ffmpegdec_audio_frame (GstFFMpegDec * ffmpegdec,
       new_aligned_buffer (AVCODEC_MAX_AUDIO_FRAME_SIZE,
       GST_PAD_CAPS (ffmpegdec->srcpad));
 
-  len = avcodec_decode_audio2 (ffmpegdec->context,
-      (int16_t *) GST_BUFFER_DATA (*outbuf), &have_data, data, size);
+  packet = gst_avpacket_new (data, size);
+  len = avcodec_decode_audio3 (ffmpegdec->context,
+      (int16_t *) GST_BUFFER_DATA (*outbuf), &have_data, packet);
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (ffmpegdec,
       "Decode audio: len=%d, have_data=%d", len, have_data);