diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c
index b27f89a2a9..60e54127bb 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c
@@ -701,6 +701,10 @@ uridecodebin_pad_added_cb (GstElement * uridecodebin, GstPad * pad,
   g_object_set (ps->sink, "silent", TRUE, NULL);
   g_object_set (ps->queue, "max-size-buffers", 1, "silent", TRUE, NULL);
 
+  sinkpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (ps->queue, "sink");
+  if (sinkpad == NULL)
+    goto error;
+
   caps = gst_pad_get_current_caps (pad);
   if (!caps) {
     GST_WARNING ("Couldn't get negotiated caps from %s:%s",
@@ -708,10 +712,6 @@ uridecodebin_pad_added_cb (GstElement * uridecodebin, GstPad * pad,
     caps = gst_pad_query_caps (pad, NULL);
   }
 
-  sinkpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (ps->queue, "sink");
-  if (sinkpad == NULL)
-    goto error;
-
   if (caps && !gst_caps_is_empty (caps) && !gst_caps_is_any (caps)
       && is_subtitle_caps (caps)) {
     /* Subtitle streams are sparse and may not provide any information - don't