diff --git a/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsink.c b/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsink.c
index c2f581aedb..373b671d7d 100644
--- a/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsink.c
+++ b/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsink.c
@@ -3175,9 +3175,9 @@ set_next_filename (GstSplitMuxSink * splitmux, MqStreamCtx * ctx)
             "location") != NULL)
       g_object_set (splitmux->sink, "location", fname, NULL);
     g_free (fname);
-
-    splitmux->fragment_id++;
   }
+
+  splitmux->fragment_id++;
 }
 
 /* called with GST_SPLITMUX_LOCK */