diff --git a/ext/ogg/gstoggdemux.c b/ext/ogg/gstoggdemux.c
index b02832fe04..0b8c71b670 100644
--- a/ext/ogg/gstoggdemux.c
+++ b/ext/ogg/gstoggdemux.c
@@ -1186,6 +1186,7 @@ gst_ogg_chain_new_stream (GstOggChain * chain, glong serialno)
       "created new ogg src %p for stream with serial %08lx", ret, serialno);
 
   g_array_append_val (chain->streams, ret);
+  gst_pad_set_active (GST_PAD_CAST (ret), TRUE);
 
   return ret;