diff --git a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c
index 953e15ca74..603b42a297 100644
--- a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c
+++ b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c
@@ -1406,6 +1406,8 @@ gst_jpeg_dec_start (GstVideoDecoder * bdec)
   dec->parse_entropy_len = 0;
   dec->parse_resync = FALSE;
 
+  gst_video_decoder_set_packetized (dec, FALSE);
+
   return TRUE;
 }