diff --git a/ext/mad/gstmad.c b/ext/mad/gstmad.c
index 8b0abb8893..38f1aed70d 100644
--- a/ext/mad/gstmad.c
+++ b/ext/mad/gstmad.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ gst_mad_event (GstAudioDecoder * dec, GstEvent * event)
   }
 
   /* Let the base class do its usual thing */
-  return FALSE;
+  return GST_AUDIO_DECODER_CLASS (parent_class)->event (dec, event);
 }
 
 static void