diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
index f957007468..172137ad8c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ gst_socket_timestamp_message_deserialize (gint level,
 {
   GstSocketTimestampMessage *message;
 
-  if (level != SOL_SOCKET)
+  if (level != SOL_SOCKET
+      || type != gst_socket_timestamp_message_get_msg_type (NULL))
     return NULL;
 
   if (size < sizeof (struct timespec))