diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstjpegdecoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstjpegdecoder.c
index 2936ce6e2c..2448c3cb5d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstjpegdecoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstjpegdecoder.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ static void
 gst_jpeg_decoder_init (GstJpegDecoder * self)
 {
   gst_video_decoder_set_packetized (GST_VIDEO_DECODER (self), TRUE);
+  gst_video_decoder_set_needs_format (GST_VIDEO_DECODER (self), TRUE);
+
   self->priv = gst_jpeg_decoder_get_instance_private (self);
 }