diff --git a/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbufdec.c b/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbufdec.c
index eb56d77c4c..02e780ce00 100644
--- a/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbufdec.c
+++ b/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbufdec.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ gst_gdk_pixbuf_dec_init (GstGdkPixbufDec * filter)
 
   filter->last_timestamp = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
   filter->pixbuf_loader = NULL;
+  filter->packetized = FALSE;
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -427,12 +428,20 @@ gst_gdk_pixbuf_dec_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
       pixbuf->pending_events = NULL;
       /* Fall through */
     case GST_EVENT_SEGMENT:
+    {
+      const GstSegment *segment;
+      gst_event_parse_segment (event, &segment);
+      if (segment->format == GST_FORMAT_BYTES)
+        pixbuf->packetized = FALSE;
+      else
+        pixbuf->packetized = TRUE;
       if (pixbuf->pixbuf_loader != NULL) {
         gdk_pixbuf_loader_close (pixbuf->pixbuf_loader, NULL);
         g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (pixbuf->pixbuf_loader));
         pixbuf->pixbuf_loader = NULL;
       }
       break;
+    }
     default:
       break;
   }
@@ -482,9 +491,7 @@ gst_gdk_pixbuf_dec_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
           &error))
     goto error;
 
-  /* packetised mode? *//* FIXME: shouln't this be fps_d != 0, since 0/1
-   * might be packetised mode but variable framerate */
-  if (filter->in_fps_n != 0) {
+  if (filter->packetized == TRUE) {
     gdk_pixbuf_loader_close (filter->pixbuf_loader, NULL);
     ret = gst_gdk_pixbuf_dec_flush (filter);
     g_object_unref (filter->pixbuf_loader);
diff --git a/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbufdec.h b/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbufdec.h
index 832a30b410..4b12f48f0f 100644
--- a/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbufdec.h
+++ b/ext/gdk_pixbuf/gstgdkpixbufdec.h
@@ -47,14 +47,15 @@ struct _GstGdkPixbufDec
 
   GstPad *sinkpad, *srcpad;
 
-  GstClockTime    last_timestamp;
-  GdkPixbufLoader *pixbuf_loader;
+  GstClockTime      last_timestamp;
+  GdkPixbufLoader  *pixbuf_loader;
 
   gint in_fps_n, in_fps_d;
 
-  GstVideoInfo info;
+  GstVideoInfo   info;
   GstBufferPool *pool;
-  GList *pending_events;
+  GList         *pending_events;
+  gboolean       packetized;
 };
 
 struct _GstGdkPixbufDecClass