diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c
index f0f28b5bb4..e7ff30d01b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c
@@ -1934,7 +1934,8 @@ out_of_segment:
 too_late:
   {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "dropping late sample");
-    return GST_FLOW_OK;
+    ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
+    goto done;
   }
   /* ERRORS */
 payload_failed: