diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
index f1108f4be1..c10c0230f5 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
@@ -518,9 +518,7 @@ _dma_buf_upload_transform_caps (gpointer impl, GstGLContext * context,
     GstPadDirection direction, GstCaps * caps)
 {
   struct DmabufUpload *dmabuf = impl;
-  GstCapsFeatures *passthrough =
-      gst_caps_features_from_string
-      (GST_CAPS_FEATURE_META_GST_VIDEO_OVERLAY_COMPOSITION);
+  GstCapsFeatures *passthrough;
   GstCaps *ret;
 
   if (context) {
@@ -532,6 +530,9 @@ _dma_buf_upload_transform_caps (gpointer impl, GstGLContext * context,
       return NULL;
   }
 
+  passthrough = gst_caps_features_from_string
+      (GST_CAPS_FEATURE_META_GST_VIDEO_OVERLAY_COMPOSITION);
+
   if (direction == GST_PAD_SINK) {
     GstCaps *tmp;