diff --git a/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c b/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
index cf85c9a69c..7f34ded037 100644
--- a/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
+++ b/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
@@ -2638,8 +2638,7 @@ gst_qtdemux_chain (GstPad * sinkpad, GstBuffer * inbuf)
           g_node_destroy (demux->moov_node);
           demux->moov_node = NULL;
           GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (demux, "Finished parsing the header");
-        }
-        if (fourcc == FOURCC_ftyp) {
+        } else if (fourcc == FOURCC_ftyp) {
           GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (demux, "Parsing [ftyp]");
           qtdemux_parse_ftyp (demux, data, demux->neededbytes);
         } else {