diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiobasesink.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiobasesink.c
index 649a5c7199..7ce15cdc7d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiobasesink.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiobasesink.c
@@ -1989,6 +1989,9 @@ gst_audio_base_sink_render (GstBaseSink * bsink, GstBuffer * buf)
   render_stop =
       gst_segment_to_running_time (&bsink->segment, GST_FORMAT_TIME, stop);
 
+  if (render_start == GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE || render_stop == GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE)
+    goto too_late;
+
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink,
       "running: start %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " - stop %" GST_TIME_FORMAT,
       GST_TIME_ARGS (render_start), GST_TIME_ARGS (render_stop));