diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpmux.c b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpmux.c
index 1fdfad54c5..4cd06ab91a 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpmux.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpmux.c
@@ -566,12 +566,7 @@ gst_rtp_mux_setcaps (GstPad * pad, GstRTPMux * rtp_mux, GstCaps * caps)
       "setting caps %" GST_PTR_FORMAT " on src pad..", caps);
   ret = gst_pad_set_caps (rtp_mux->srcpad, caps);
 
-  if (rtp_mux->ssrc == -1) {
-    if (gst_structure_has_field_typed (structure, "ssrc", G_TYPE_UINT)) {
-      rtp_mux->current_ssrc = g_value_get_uint
-          (gst_structure_get_value (structure, "ssrc"));
-    }
-  }
+  gst_structure_get_uint (structure, "ssrc", &rtp_mux->current_ssrc);
 
   gst_caps_unref (caps);
 
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/rtpmux.c b/tests/check/elements/rtpmux.c
index 2a81294d6e..60683b76e8 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/rtpmux.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/rtpmux.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ basic_check_cb (GstPad * pad, int i)
   fail_unless (buffers && g_list_length (buffers) == 1);
 
   gst_rtp_buffer_map (buffers->data, GST_MAP_READ, &rtpbuffer);
-  fail_unless (gst_rtp_buffer_get_ssrc (&rtpbuffer) == 55);
+  fail_unless (gst_rtp_buffer_get_ssrc (&rtpbuffer) == 66);
   fail_unless (gst_rtp_buffer_get_timestamp (&rtpbuffer) ==
       200 - 57 + 1000 + i);
   fail_unless (gst_rtp_buffer_get_seq (&rtpbuffer) == 100 + 1 + i);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ lock_check_cb (GstPad * pad, int i)
 
     fail_unless (buffers && g_list_length (buffers) == 1);
     gst_rtp_buffer_map (buffers->data, GST_MAP_READ, &rtpbuffer);
-    fail_unless (gst_rtp_buffer_get_ssrc (&rtpbuffer) == 55);
+    fail_unless (gst_rtp_buffer_get_ssrc (&rtpbuffer) == 66);
     fail_unless (gst_rtp_buffer_get_timestamp (&rtpbuffer) ==
         200 - 57 + 1000 + i);
     fail_unless (gst_rtp_buffer_get_seq (&rtpbuffer) == 100 + 1 + i);