diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstcollectpads2.c b/libs/gst/base/gstcollectpads2.c
index e897063fa5..0577232b2c 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstcollectpads2.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstcollectpads2.c
@@ -1800,12 +1800,8 @@ gst_collect_pads2_event_default (GstCollectPads2 * pads, GstCollectData2 * data,
 
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (data->pad, "got segment %" GST_SEGMENT_FORMAT, &seg);
 
-      /* default muxing functionality */
-      if (!buffer_func)
-        goto newsegment_done;
-
       /* default collection can not handle other segment formats than time */
-      if (seg.format != GST_FORMAT_TIME) {
+      if (buffer_func && seg.format != GST_FORMAT_TIME) {
         GST_WARNING_OBJECT (pads, "GstCollectPads2 default collecting "
             "can only handle time segments. Non time segment ignored.");
         goto newsegment_done;
@@ -1814,6 +1810,10 @@ gst_collect_pads2_event_default (GstCollectPads2 * pads, GstCollectData2 * data,
       data->segment = seg;
       GST_COLLECT_PADS2_STATE_SET (data, GST_COLLECT_PADS2_STATE_NEW_SEGMENT);
 
+      /* default muxing functionality */
+      if (!buffer_func)
+        goto newsegment_done;
+
       /* If oldest time is not known, or current pad got newsegment;
        * recalculate the state */
       if (!pads->priv->earliest_data || pads->priv->earliest_data == data) {