diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
index 2892f7e113..2a4252418b 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ mpegts_base_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
         base->packetizer->calculate_offset = TRUE;
         base->packetizer->calculate_skew = FALSE;
       }
-      gst_event_unref (event);
+      res = GST_MPEGTS_BASE_GET_CLASS (base)->push_event (base, event);
       break;
     case GST_EVENT_STREAM_START:
       gst_event_unref (event);
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
index 05bd83dfbd..50db5acdc4 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
@@ -580,6 +580,12 @@ push_event (MpegTSBase * base, GstEvent * event)
   GstTSDemux *demux = (GstTSDemux *) base;
   GList *tmp;
 
+  if (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_SEGMENT) {
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (base, "Ignoring segment event (recreated later)");
+    gst_event_unref (event);
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
   if (G_UNLIKELY (demux->program == NULL)) {
     gst_event_unref (event);
     return FALSE;