diff --git a/gst/playback/gststreamsynchronizer.c b/gst/playback/gststreamsynchronizer.c
index a806b1dfa0..262f84f85e 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gststreamsynchronizer.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gststreamsynchronizer.c
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ gst_stream_synchronizer_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
           gap_event = gst_event_new_gap (0, 0);
           gst_pad_push_event (srcpad, gap_event);
         }
+        ret = TRUE;
       }
       gst_object_unref (srcpad);
       gst_event_unref (event);