diff --git a/sys/dvb/gstdvbsrc.c b/sys/dvb/gstdvbsrc.c
index 0fa673325b..13f5726d85 100644
--- a/sys/dvb/gstdvbsrc.c
+++ b/sys/dvb/gstdvbsrc.c
@@ -468,6 +468,8 @@ gst_dvbsrc_init (GstDvbSrc * object, GstDvbSrcClass * klass)
 
   /* We are a live source */
   gst_base_src_set_live (GST_BASE_SRC (object), TRUE);
+  /* And we wanted timestamped output */
+  gst_base_src_set_do_timestamp (GST_BASE_SRC (object), TRUE);
 
   object->fd_frontend = -1;
   object->fd_dvr = -1;
@@ -945,7 +947,6 @@ gst_dvbsrc_read_device (GstDvbSrc * object, int size)
   }
 
   GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf) = count;
-  GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
   return buf;
 
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