diff --git a/gst/gstobject.c b/gst/gstobject.c
index db7f190a8e..50c4c25a5b 100644
--- a/gst/gstobject.c
+++ b/gst/gstobject.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "gst_private.h"
+#include "glib-compat-private.h"
 
 #include "gstobject.h"
 #include "gstmarshal.h"
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
index f6ecd72839..e94a1e2cda 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
@@ -3281,6 +3281,9 @@ gst_base_sink_flush_start (GstBaseSink * basesink, GstPad * pad)
   if (basesink->priv->async_enabled) {
     gst_element_lost_state (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (basesink));
   } else {
+    /* start time reset in above case as well;
+     * arranges for a.o. proper position reporting when flushing in PAUSED */
+    gst_element_set_start_time (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (basesink), 0);
     basesink->priv->have_latency = TRUE;
   }
   gst_base_sink_set_last_buffer (basesink, NULL);