diff --git a/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c b/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c
index 9e02aa62aa..38e85e8b8b 100644
--- a/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c
+++ b/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c
@@ -672,6 +672,8 @@ gst_raw_parse_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
       if (segment.format != GST_FORMAT_TIME) {
         gst_event_unref (event);
 
+        segment.format = GST_FORMAT_TIME;
+
         ret =
             gst_raw_parse_convert (rp, segment.format, segment.start,
             GST_FORMAT_TIME, (gint64 *) & segment.start);