diff --git a/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c b/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
index bdaafa8fea..e07526489a 100644
--- a/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
+++ b/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
@@ -6495,7 +6495,6 @@ gst_matroska_demux_video_caps (GstMatroskaTrackVideoContext *
     context->send_xiph_headers = TRUE;
   } else if (!strcmp (codec_id, GST_MATROSKA_CODEC_ID_VIDEO_DIRAC)) {
     caps = gst_caps_new_simple ("video/x-dirac", NULL);
-    context->send_xiph_headers = FALSE;
     *codec_name = g_strdup_printf ("Dirac");
   } else if (!strcmp (codec_id, GST_MATROSKA_CODEC_ID_VIDEO_VP8)) {
     caps = gst_caps_new_simple ("video/x-vp8", NULL);