diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
index 510224a37b..ac6735d264 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
@@ -839,6 +839,13 @@ gst_input_selector_wait_running_time (GstInputSelector * sel,
       GstClockTimeDiff jitter;
       GstClockID clock_id;
 
+      if (!sel->playing) {
+        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (selpad, "Waiting for playing");
+        GST_INPUT_SELECTOR_WAIT (sel);
+        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (selpad, "Done waiting");
+        continue;
+      }
+
       base_time = gst_element_get_base_time (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (sel));
       if (!GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID (base_time)) {
         GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (selpad, "sync-mode=clock but no base time. Blocking");
@@ -853,13 +860,6 @@ gst_input_selector_wait_running_time (GstInputSelector * sel,
         continue;
       }
 
-      if (!sel->playing) {
-        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (selpad, "Waiting for playing");
-        GST_INPUT_SELECTOR_WAIT (sel);
-        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (selpad, "Done waiting");
-        continue;
-      }
-
       /* FIXME: If no upstream latency was queried yet, do one now */
       clock_id =
           gst_clock_new_single_shot_id (clock,