diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/dash/gstmpdperiodnode.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/dash/gstmpdperiodnode.c
index 8cde447388..ca92eaa274 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/dash/gstmpdperiodnode.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/dash/gstmpdperiodnode.c
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ gst_mpd_period_get_xml_node (GstMPDNode * node)
     gst_xml_helper_set_prop_string (period_xml_node, "id", self->id);
 
   gst_xml_helper_set_prop_duration (period_xml_node, "start", self->start);
-  gst_xml_helper_set_prop_duration (period_xml_node, "duration",
-      self->duration);
+  if (self->duration != G_MAXUINT64)
+    gst_xml_helper_set_prop_duration (period_xml_node, "duration",
+        self->duration);
   gst_xml_helper_set_prop_boolean (period_xml_node, "bitstreamSwitching",
       self->bitstreamSwitching);
 
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ gst_mpd_period_node_init (GstMPDPeriodNode * self)
 {
   self->id = NULL;
   self->start = 0;              /* [ms] */
-  self->duration = 0;           /* [ms] */
+  self->duration = G_MAXUINT64; /* [ms] */
   self->bitstreamSwitching = 0;
   self->SegmentBase = NULL;
   self->SegmentList = NULL;