diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c b/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
index 167d195ffc..c7053cdcc8 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ gst_opus_enc_sink_event (GstAudioEncoder * benc, GstEvent * event)
       break;
   }
 
-  return FALSE;
+  return GST_AUDIO_ENCODER_CLASS (parent_class)->event (benc, event);
 }
 
 static GstCaps *