diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_yadif.c b/libavfilter/vf_yadif.c
index aa5c434af9..2ba173970c 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_yadif.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_yadif.c
@@ -203,9 +203,12 @@ static void return_frame(AVFilterContext *ctx, int is_second)
         tff = yadif->parity^1;
     }
 
-    if (is_second)
+    if (is_second) {
         yadif->out = avfilter_get_video_buffer(link, AV_PERM_WRITE | AV_PERM_PRESERVE |
                                                AV_PERM_REUSE, link->w, link->h);
+        avfilter_copy_buffer_ref_props(yadif->out, yadif->cur);
+        yadif->out->video->interlaced = 0;
+    }
 
     if (!yadif->csp)
         yadif->csp = &av_pix_fmt_descriptors[link->format];