diff --git a/gst/audioresample/gstaudioresample.c b/gst/audioresample/gstaudioresample.c
index a36e688102..a8eb3fd121 100644
--- a/gst/audioresample/gstaudioresample.c
+++ b/gst/audioresample/gstaudioresample.c
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ gst_audioresample_init (GstAudioresample * audioresample,
 
   trans = GST_BASE_TRANSFORM (audioresample);
 
+  /* buffer alloc passthrough is too impossible. FIXME, it
+   * is trivial in the passthrough case. */
+  gst_pad_set_bufferalloc_function (trans->sinkpad, NULL);
+
   audioresample->filter_length = DEFAULT_FILTERLEN;
 
   audioresample->need_discont = FALSE;