diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
index fff17442d7..be32fb8063 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
@@ -461,12 +461,18 @@ gst_gl_color_convert_finalize (GObject * object)
 
 static gboolean
 _gst_gl_color_convert_init_format_unlocked (GstGLColorConvert * convert,
-    GstVideoInfo in_info, GstVideoInfo out_info)
+    GstVideoInfo * in_info, GstVideoInfo * out_info)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (convert != NULL, FALSE);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&in_info) !=
+  g_return_val_if_fail (in_info, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (out_info, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (in_info) !=
       GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UNKNOWN, FALSE);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&in_info) !=
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (in_info) !=
+      GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_ENCODED, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (out_info) !=
+      GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UNKNOWN, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (out_info) !=
       GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_ENCODED, FALSE);
 
   if (convert->initted) {
@@ -475,8 +481,8 @@ _gst_gl_color_convert_init_format_unlocked (GstGLColorConvert * convert,
     convert->initted = TRUE;
   }
 
-  convert->in_info = in_info;
-  convert->out_info = out_info;
+  convert->in_info = *in_info;
+  convert->out_info = *out_info;
 
   gst_gl_context_thread_add (convert->context,
       (GstGLContextThreadFunc) _init_convert, convert);
@@ -496,7 +502,7 @@ _gst_gl_color_convert_init_format_unlocked (GstGLColorConvert * convert,
  */
 gboolean
 gst_gl_color_convert_init_format (GstGLColorConvert * convert,
-    GstVideoInfo in_info, GstVideoInfo out_info)
+    GstVideoInfo * in_info, GstVideoInfo * out_info)
 {
   gboolean ret;
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.h
index af6f4c509f..9b416a5cae 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.h
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ struct _GstGLColorConvertClass
 GstGLColorConvert * gst_gl_color_convert_new (GstGLContext * context);
 
 gboolean gst_gl_color_convert_init_format    (GstGLColorConvert * convert,
-                                              GstVideoInfo in_info,
-                                              GstVideoInfo out_info);
+                                              GstVideoInfo * in_info,
+                                              GstVideoInfo * out_info);
 
 void     gst_gl_color_convert_set_texture_scaling (GstGLColorConvert * convert,
                                                    gfloat scaling[GST_VIDEO_MAX_PLANES][2]);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldownload.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldownload.c
index f0fcb5f7b8..fd8216e1d9 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldownload.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldownload.c
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ _init_download (GstGLContext * context, GstGLDownload * download)
       out_height);
 
   download->priv->result =
-      gst_gl_color_convert_init_format (download->convert, in_info,
-      download->info);
+      gst_gl_color_convert_init_format (download->convert, &in_info,
+      &download->info);
   if (!download->priv->result)
     return;
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
index e94862c6d9..438f62f1c6 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
@@ -590,8 +590,8 @@ _init_upload (GstGLContext * context, GstGLUpload * upload)
       GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (&upload->in_info),
       GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT (&upload->in_info));
 
-  if (!gst_gl_color_convert_init_format (upload->convert, upload->in_info,
-        out_info))
+  if (!gst_gl_color_convert_init_format (upload->convert, &upload->in_info,
+        &out_info))
     goto error;
 
   upload->priv->result = TRUE;