diff --git a/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c b/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c
index ad2607b604..03088902c2 100644
--- a/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c
+++ b/gst/rawparse/gstrawparse.c
@@ -810,14 +810,13 @@ gst_raw_parse_handle_seek_pull (GstRawParse * rp, GstEvent * event)
 
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (rp, "converted start - stop to time");
 
-    format = GST_FORMAT_TIME;
-
     gst_event_unref (event);
   } else {
-    format = GST_FORMAT_TIME;
     flags = 0;
   }
 
+  format = GST_FORMAT_TIME;
+
   flush = ((flags & GST_SEEK_FLAG_FLUSH) != 0);
 
   /* start flushing up and downstream so that the loop function pauses and we