diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c
index 0f63945a79..c6fe94e8b7 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c
@@ -2084,6 +2084,7 @@ gst_rtp_jitter_buffer_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
       old_item = rtp_jitter_buffer_pop (priv->jbuf, &percent);
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (jitterbuffer, "Queue full, dropping old packet %p",
           old_item);
+      priv->next_seqnum = (old_item->seqnum + 1) & 0xffff;
       free_item (old_item);
     }
   }