diff --git a/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c b/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c
index f8fea023b8..5b2ee4150b 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c
@@ -2810,8 +2810,8 @@ gst_rtspsrc_stream_configure_udp (GstRTSPSrc * src, GstRTSPStream * stream,
     /* configure a timeout on the UDP port. When the timeout message is
      * posted, we assume UDP transport is not possible. We reconnect using TCP
      * if we can. */
-    g_object_set (G_OBJECT (stream->udpsrc[0]), "timeout", src->udp_timeout,
-        NULL);
+    g_object_set (G_OBJECT (stream->udpsrc[0]), "timeout",
+        src->udp_timeout * 1000, NULL);
 
     /* get output pad of the UDP source. */
     *outpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (stream->udpsrc[0], "src");