diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadeinterlace.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadeinterlace.c
index 368ffecdb4..518c1b9bf4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadeinterlace.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadeinterlace.c
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ gst_va_deinterlace_transform (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstBuffer * inbuf,
 
   if (!gst_va_filter_process (btrans->filter, &src, &dst)) {
     gst_buffer_set_flags (outbuf, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_CORRUPTED);
+    res = GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_FLOW_DROPPED;
   }
 
   return res;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavpp.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavpp.c
index ac803c908c..767ea4aa27 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavpp.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavpp.c
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ gst_va_vpp_transform (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstBuffer * inbuf,
 
   if (!gst_va_filter_process (btrans->filter, &src, &dst)) {
     gst_buffer_set_flags (outbuf, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_CORRUPTED);
+    res = GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_FLOW_DROPPED;
   }
 
   gst_buffer_unref (buf);