diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
index bcd14d696a..ab33fa33f0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ gst_va_base_dec_process_output (GstVaBaseDec * base, GstVideoCodecFrame * frame,
     base->need_negotiation = TRUE;
     if (!gst_video_decoder_negotiate (vdec)) {
       GST_ERROR_OBJECT (base, "Could not re-negotiate with updated state");
-      return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
+      return FALSE;
     }
   }