diff --git a/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c b/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c
index 3b71764315..69e9f845db 100644
--- a/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c
+++ b/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesink.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ gst_multi_file_sink_render (GstBaseSink * sink, GstBuffer * buffer)
 
         if (multifilesink->file != NULL) {
           first_file = FALSE;
-          gst_multi_file_sink_close_file (multifilesink, NULL);
+          gst_multi_file_sink_close_file (multifilesink, buffer);
         }
       }