diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c
index d7b26f1d9d..c29cd81fb6 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <gst/audio/audio.h>
+#include <gst/audio/gstdsd.h>
 #include "gstaudiosink.h"
 #include "gstaudioutilsprivate.h"
 
@@ -416,12 +417,18 @@ gst_audio_sink_ring_buffer_acquire (GstAudioRingBuffer * buf,
 
   buf->memory = g_malloc (buf->size);
 
-  if (buf->spec.type == GST_AUDIO_RING_BUFFER_FORMAT_TYPE_RAW) {
-    gst_audio_format_info_fill_silence (buf->spec.info.finfo, buf->memory,
-        buf->size);
-  } else {
-    /* FIXME, non-raw formats get 0 as the empty sample */
-    memset (buf->memory, 0, buf->size);
+  switch (buf->spec.type) {
+    case GST_AUDIO_RING_BUFFER_FORMAT_TYPE_RAW:
+      gst_audio_format_info_fill_silence (buf->spec.info.finfo, buf->memory,
+          buf->size);
+      break;
+    case GST_AUDIO_RING_BUFFER_FORMAT_TYPE_DSD:
+      memset (buf->memory, GST_DSD_SILENCE_PATTERN_BYTE, buf->size);
+      break;
+    default:
+      /* FIXME, non-raw formats get 0 as the empty sample */
+      memset (buf->memory, 0, buf->size);
+      break;
   }