--- a/ext/pango/gstbasetextoverlay.c
+++ b/ext/pango/gstbasetextoverlay.c
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ gst_base_text_overlay_negotiate (GstBaseTextOverlay * overlay)
     goto no_format;
 
   /* find supported meta */
-  query = gst_query_new_allocation (target, TRUE);
+  query = gst_query_new_allocation (target, FALSE);
 
   if (!gst_pad_peer_query (overlay->srcpad, query)) {
     /* no problem, we use the query defaults */