diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c b/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
index 777b0a9c7e..319c4ec90c 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstinputselector.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ enum
   PROP_SYNC_STREAMS
 };
 
-#define DEFAULT_SYNC_STREAMS FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_SYNC_STREAMS TRUE
 
 #define DEFAULT_PAD_ALWAYS_OK TRUE