diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstcodecccinserter.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstcodecccinserter.c
index bfafdb1051..3d6d15d7fc 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstcodecccinserter.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstcodecccinserter.c
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ gst_codec_cc_inserter_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
   if (!klass->push (self, frame, &latency)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Couldn't process frame");
     priv->current_frame_events = frame->events;
+    frame->events = NULL;
     gst_video_codec_frame_unref (frame);
     /* TODO: return error in case of too many decoding error */
     return GST_FLOW_OK;