diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsrc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsrc.c
index df0ddc42db..8d9a162eeb 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsrc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsrc.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,6 @@ gst_splitmux_push_flush_stop (GstSplitMuxSrc * splitmux, guint32 seqnum)
     gst_event_ref (e);
     gst_pad_push_event (GST_PAD_CAST (target), e);
     target->sent_caps = FALSE;
-    target->sent_stream_start = FALSE;
     target->sent_segment = FALSE;
   }
   SPLITMUX_SRC_PADS_RUNLOCK (splitmux);