diff --git a/gst/debugutils/rndbuffersize.c b/gst/debugutils/rndbuffersize.c
index 81bad5f794..9b08aeb3cf 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/rndbuffersize.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/rndbuffersize.c
@@ -309,14 +309,15 @@ gst_rnd_buffer_size_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
   if ((flags & GST_SEEK_FLAG_FLUSH)) {
     gst_pad_push_event (self->srcpad, gst_event_new_flush_start ());
     gst_pad_push_event (self->sinkpad, gst_event_new_flush_start ());
-    gst_pad_push_event (self->srcpad, gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE));
-    gst_pad_push_event (self->sinkpad, gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE));
   } else {
     gst_pad_pause_task (self->sinkpad);
   }
 
   GST_PAD_STREAM_LOCK (self->sinkpad);
 
+  gst_pad_push_event (self->srcpad, gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE));
+  gst_pad_push_event (self->sinkpad, gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE));
+
   GST_INFO_OBJECT (pad, "seeking to offset %" G_GINT64_FORMAT, start);
 
   self->offset = start;