diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c
index 078eadc579..f3f6cb3de9 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ enum
 #define DEFAULT_ACTUAL_BUFFER_TIME     -1
 #define DEFAULT_ACTUAL_LATENCY_TIME    -1
 #define DEFAULT_PROVIDE_CLOCK   TRUE
-#define DEFAULT_SLAVE_METHOD    GST_BASE_AUDIO_SRC_SLAVE_RETIMESTAMP
+#define DEFAULT_SLAVE_METHOD    GST_BASE_AUDIO_SRC_SLAVE_SKEW
 
 enum
 {