diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.c b/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.c
index 5581c64ac..3bcf99de7 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.c
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.c
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ void gst_pipewire_pool_wrap_buffer (GstPipeWirePool *pool, struct pw_buffer *b)
   data->b = b;
   data->buf = buf;
   data->crop = spa_buffer_find_meta_data (b->buffer, SPA_META_VideoCrop, sizeof(*data->crop));
-  if (data->crop)
-	  gst_buffer_add_video_crop_meta(buf);
   data->videotransform =
     spa_buffer_find_meta_data (b->buffer, SPA_META_VideoTransform, sizeof(*data->videotransform));
   data->cursor = spa_buffer_find_meta_data (b->buffer, SPA_META_Cursor, sizeof(*data->cursor));
diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c b/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
index 8bfd799a1..b0de17dfd 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ static GstBuffer *dequeue_buffer(GstPipeWireSrc *pwsrc)
 
   crop = data->crop;
   if (crop) {
-    GstVideoCropMeta *meta = gst_buffer_get_video_crop_meta(buf);
+    GstVideoCropMeta *meta = gst_buffer_add_video_crop_meta(buf);
     if (meta) {
       meta->x = crop->region.position.x;
       meta->y = crop->region.position.y;