diff --git a/gst/audiomixer/gstaudioaggregator.c b/gst/audiomixer/gstaudioaggregator.c
index 647f36a234..b52635015d 100644
--- a/gst/audiomixer/gstaudioaggregator.c
+++ b/gst/audiomixer/gstaudioaggregator.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ gst_audio_aggregator_set_sink_caps (GstAudioAggregator * aagg,
     GstAudioAggregatorPad * pad, GstCaps * caps)
 {
   GST_OBJECT_LOCK (pad);
-  g_assert (gst_audio_info_from_caps (&pad->info, caps));
+  gst_audio_info_from_caps (&pad->info, caps);
   GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (pad);
 }