diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
index c9beff727d..a445be97e5 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
@@ -1614,6 +1614,7 @@ gst_rtp_session_chain_recv_rtp (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
   GstFlowReturn ret;
   GstClockTime current_time, running_time;
   GstClockTime timestamp;
+  guint64 ntpnstime;
 
   rtpsession = GST_RTP_SESSION (parent);
   priv = rtpsession->priv;
@@ -1627,13 +1628,14 @@ gst_rtp_session_chain_recv_rtp (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
     running_time =
         gst_segment_to_running_time (&rtpsession->recv_rtp_seg, GST_FORMAT_TIME,
         timestamp);
+    ntpnstime = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
   } else {
-    get_current_times (rtpsession, &running_time, NULL);
+    get_current_times (rtpsession, &running_time, &ntpnstime);
   }
   current_time = gst_clock_get_time (priv->sysclock);
 
   ret = rtp_session_process_rtp (priv->session, buffer, current_time,
-      running_time);
+      running_time, ntpnstime);
   if (ret != GST_FLOW_OK)
     goto push_error;
 
diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.c b/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.c
index b68c8b182c..d06ad26cee 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.c
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ source_update_sender (RTPSession * sess, RTPSource * source,
  */
 GstFlowReturn
 rtp_session_process_rtp (RTPSession * sess, GstBuffer * buffer,
-    GstClockTime current_time, GstClockTime running_time)
+    GstClockTime current_time, GstClockTime running_time, guint64 ntpnstime)
 {
   GstFlowReturn result;
   guint32 ssrc;
@@ -1729,8 +1729,11 @@ rtp_session_process_rtp (RTPSession * sess, GstBuffer * buffer,
 
   /* update pinfo stats */
   if (!update_packet_info (sess, &pinfo, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, buffer,
-          current_time, running_time, -1))
-    goto invalid_packet;
+          current_time, running_time, ntpnstime)) {
+    GST_DEBUG ("invalid RTP packet received");
+    RTP_SESSION_UNLOCK (sess);
+    return rtp_session_process_rtcp (sess, buffer, current_time, ntpnstime);
+  }
 
   ssrc = pinfo.ssrc;
 
@@ -1791,13 +1794,6 @@ rtp_session_process_rtp (RTPSession * sess, GstBuffer * buffer,
   return result;
 
   /* ERRORS */
-invalid_packet:
-  {
-    gst_buffer_unref (buffer);
-    RTP_SESSION_UNLOCK (sess);
-    GST_DEBUG ("invalid RTP packet received");
-    return GST_FLOW_OK;
-  }
 collision:
   {
     RTP_SESSION_UNLOCK (sess);
diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.h b/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.h
index c8dee20453..3ca6c161e2 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.h
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/rtpsession.h
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ RTPSource*      rtp_session_create_source          (RTPSession *sess);
 /* processing packets from receivers */
 GstFlowReturn   rtp_session_process_rtp            (RTPSession *sess, GstBuffer *buffer,
                                                     GstClockTime current_time,
-						    GstClockTime running_time);
+						    GstClockTime running_time,
+                                                    guint64 ntpnstime);
 GstFlowReturn   rtp_session_process_rtcp           (RTPSession *sess, GstBuffer *buffer,
                                                     GstClockTime current_time,
                                                     guint64 ntpnstime);