diff --git a/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c b/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c
index 5831293ce1..bdb3190f85 100644
--- a/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c
+++ b/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c
@@ -694,8 +694,6 @@ gst_raw_parse_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
       if (segment.format != GST_FORMAT_TIME) {
         gst_event_unref (event);
 
-        segment.format = GST_FORMAT_TIME;
-
         ret =
             gst_raw_parse_convert (rp, segment.format, segment.start,
             GST_FORMAT_TIME, (gint64 *) & segment.start);
@@ -710,6 +708,8 @@ gst_raw_parse_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
           break;
         }
 
+        segment.format = GST_FORMAT_TIME;
+
         event = gst_event_new_segment (&segment);
       }