diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecav1dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecav1dec.c
index 51766a5d6d..b181ab6b0f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecav1dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecav1dec.c
@@ -433,6 +433,28 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_av1_dec_decide_allocation (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
+  if (!self->has_videometa) {
+    GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
+    gint i;
+
+    gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
+        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->render_width,
+        self->render_height);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
+      if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
+          self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
+            "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
+        self->copy_frames = TRUE;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    self->copy_frames = FALSE;
+  }
+
   if (gst_query_get_n_allocation_pools (query) > 0)
     gst_query_parse_nth_allocation_pool (query, 0, NULL, NULL, &min, NULL);
 
@@ -1166,28 +1188,6 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_av1_dec_new_picture (GstAV1Decoder * decoder,
       GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to negotiate with downstream");
       return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
     }
-
-    /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
-    if (!self->has_videometa) {
-      GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
-      gint i;
-
-      gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
-          GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->render_width,
-          self->render_height);
-
-      for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
-        if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
-            self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
-          GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
-              "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
-          self->copy_frames = TRUE;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-    } else {
-      self->copy_frames = FALSE;
-    }
   }
 
   /*
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codech264dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codech264dec.c
index 5dcfc0e3c9..9dd851ab67 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codech264dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codech264dec.c
@@ -479,6 +479,28 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_h264_dec_decide_allocation (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
+  if (!self->has_videometa) {
+    GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
+    gint i;
+
+    gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
+        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->display_width,
+        self->display_height);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
+      if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
+          self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
+            "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
+        self->copy_frames = TRUE;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    self->copy_frames = FALSE;
+  }
+
   if (gst_query_get_n_allocation_pools (query) > 0)
     gst_query_parse_nth_allocation_pool (query, 0, NULL, NULL, &min, NULL);
 
@@ -968,28 +990,6 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_h264_dec_new_sequence (GstH264Decoder * decoder,
     }
   }
 
-  /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
-  if (!self->has_videometa) {
-    GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
-    gint i;
-
-    gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
-        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->display_width,
-        self->display_height);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
-      if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
-          self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
-            "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
-        self->copy_frames = TRUE;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  } else {
-    self->copy_frames = FALSE;
-  }
-
   return GST_FLOW_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codech265dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codech265dec.c
index 72ca794939..867bdf2c68 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codech265dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codech265dec.c
@@ -507,6 +507,28 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_h265_dec_decide_allocation (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
+  if (!self->has_videometa) {
+    GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
+    gint i;
+
+    gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
+        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->display_width,
+        self->display_height);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
+      if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
+          self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
+            "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
+        self->copy_frames = TRUE;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    self->copy_frames = self->need_crop;
+  }
+
   if (gst_query_get_n_allocation_pools (query) > 0)
     gst_query_parse_nth_allocation_pool (query, 0, NULL, NULL, &min, NULL);
 
@@ -993,28 +1015,6 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_h265_dec_new_sequence (GstH265Decoder * decoder,
     }
   }
 
-  /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
-  if (!self->has_videometa) {
-    GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
-    gint i;
-
-    gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
-        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->display_width,
-        self->display_height);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
-      if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
-          self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
-            "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
-        self->copy_frames = TRUE;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  } else {
-    self->copy_frames = self->need_crop;
-  }
-
   return GST_FLOW_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecmpeg2dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecmpeg2dec.c
index 1449cd3053..b6585228a8 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecmpeg2dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecmpeg2dec.c
@@ -401,6 +401,28 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_mpeg2_dec_decide_allocation (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
+  if (!self->has_videometa) {
+    GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
+    gint i;
+
+    gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
+        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->width,
+        self->height);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
+      if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
+          self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
+            "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
+        self->copy_frames = TRUE;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    self->copy_frames = FALSE;
+  }
+
   if (gst_query_get_n_allocation_pools (query) > 0)
     gst_query_parse_nth_allocation_pool (query, 0, NULL, NULL, &min, NULL);
 
@@ -529,28 +551,6 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_mpeg2_dec_new_sequence (GstMpeg2Decoder * decoder,
     self->need_quantiser = TRUE;
   }
 
-  /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
-  if (!self->has_videometa) {
-    GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
-    gint i;
-
-    gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
-        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->width,
-        self->height);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
-      if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
-          self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
-            "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
-        self->copy_frames = TRUE;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  } else {
-    self->copy_frames = FALSE;
-  }
-
   return GST_FLOW_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecvp8dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecvp8dec.c
index db7d544c8e..433c1d2bf4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecvp8dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecvp8dec.c
@@ -360,6 +360,30 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_vp8_dec_decide_allocation (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
+  if (!self->has_videometa) {
+    GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
+    gint i;
+
+    gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
+        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->width,
+        self->height);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
+      if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
+          self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
+            "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
+        self->copy_frames = TRUE;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    self->copy_frames = FALSE;
+  }
+
+
+
   if (gst_query_get_n_allocation_pools (query) > 0)
     gst_query_parse_nth_allocation_pool (query, 0, NULL, NULL, &min, NULL);
 
@@ -563,28 +587,6 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_vp8_dec_new_sequence (GstVp8Decoder * decoder,
     }
   }
 
-  /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
-  if (!self->has_videometa) {
-    GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
-    gint i;
-
-    gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
-        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->width,
-        self->height);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
-      if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
-          self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
-            "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
-        self->copy_frames = TRUE;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  } else {
-    self->copy_frames = FALSE;
-  }
-
   return GST_FLOW_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecvp9dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecvp9dec.c
index bb2195f183..bec044715a 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecvp9dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/v4l2codecs/gstv4l2codecvp9dec.c
@@ -630,6 +630,28 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_vp9_dec_decide_allocation (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
+  if (!self->has_videometa) {
+    GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
+    gint i;
+
+    gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
+        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->width,
+        self->height);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
+      if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
+          self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
+            "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
+        self->copy_frames = TRUE;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    self->copy_frames = FALSE;
+  }
+
   if (gst_query_get_n_allocation_pools (query) > 0)
     gst_query_parse_nth_allocation_pool (query, 0, NULL, NULL, &min, NULL);
 
@@ -775,28 +797,6 @@ gst_v4l2_codec_vp9_dec_new_sequence (GstVp9Decoder * decoder,
     }
   }
 
-  /* Check if we can zero-copy buffers */
-  if (!self->has_videometa) {
-    GstVideoInfo ref_vinfo;
-    gint i;
-
-    gst_video_info_set_format (&ref_vinfo,
-        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo), self->width,
-        self->height);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&self->vinfo_drm.vinfo); i++) {
-      if (self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.stride[i] != ref_vinfo.stride[i] ||
-          self->vinfo_drm.vinfo.offset[i] != ref_vinfo.offset[i]) {
-        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
-            "GstVideoMeta support required, copying frames.");
-        self->copy_frames = TRUE;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  } else {
-    self->copy_frames = FALSE;
-  }
-
   return GST_FLOW_OK;
 }