diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
index 375c4cfc49..dfb0f415b5 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ gst_mpegv_parse_process_config (GstMpegvParse * mpvparse, GstBuffer * buf,
   /* only do stuff if something new; only compare first 11 bytes, changes in
      quantiser matrix doesn't matter here. Also changing the matrices in
      codec_data seems to cause problem with decoders */
-  if (mpvparse->config && size == gst_buffer_get_size (mpvparse->config) &&
+  if (mpvparse->config &&
       gst_buffer_memcmp (mpvparse->config, 0, data_with_prefix, MIN (size,
               11)) == 0) {
     gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &map);