diff --git a/quodlibet/quodlibet/player/gstbe/player.py b/quodlibet/quodlibet/player/gstbe/player.py
index 11fe74c017..015643f810 100644
--- a/quodlibet/quodlibet/player/gstbe/player.py
+++ b/quodlibet/quodlibet/player/gstbe/player.py
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ def get_state(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # so call every time but ignore the result in the inhibit case
         res = self.bin.get_state(*args, **kwargs)
         if self._inhibit_play:
-            return self._wanted_state
+            return (Gst.StateChangeReturn.SUCCESS,
+                    self._wanted_state, Gst.State.VOID_PENDING)
         return res
 
     def destroy(self):