diff --git a/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoconvert-ffmpeg.c b/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoconvert-ffmpeg.c
index 955bfa93a..ddb810be5 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoconvert-ffmpeg.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoconvert-ffmpeg.c
@@ -1812,6 +1812,7 @@ static int impl_node_process(void *object)
 	}
 
 	sbuf = &in_port->buffers[input->buffer_id];
+	input->status = SPA_STATUS_NEED_DATA;
 
 	if ((dbuf = peek_buffer(this, out_port)) == NULL) {
                 spa_log_error(this->log, "%p: out of buffers", this);
@@ -1902,8 +1903,6 @@ static int impl_node_process(void *object)
 	output->buffer_id = dbuf->id;
 	output->status = SPA_STATUS_HAVE_DATA;
 
-	input->status = SPA_STATUS_NEED_DATA;
-
 	return SPA_STATUS_HAVE_DATA;
 }