diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c b/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c
index c465226ee5..9c34a83503 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c
@@ -434,6 +434,8 @@ gst_adaptive_demux_init (GstAdaptiveDemux * demux,
 
   gst_segment_init (&demux->segment, GST_FORMAT_TIME);
 
+  gst_bin_set_supressed_flags (GST_BIN_CAST (demux), GST_ELEMENT_FLAG_SOURCE);
+
   demux->realtime_clock = gst_system_clock_obtain ();
   g_assert (demux->realtime_clock != NULL);
   gobject_class = G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (demux->realtime_clock);