diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
index a482911be6..ad9053dce4 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ gst_base_sink_get_sync_times (GstBaseSink * basesink, GstMiniObject * obj,
   priv = basesink->priv;
 
   /* start with nothing */
-  start = stop = sstart = sstop = rstart = rstop = -1;
+  start = stop = -1;
 
   if (G_UNLIKELY (GST_IS_EVENT (obj))) {
     GstEvent *event = GST_EVENT_CAST (obj);