diff --git a/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c b/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c
index 77bfbc961a..f68825be24 100644
--- a/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c
+++ b/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c
@@ -950,10 +950,13 @@ gst_dvd_sub_dec_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
       break;
     }
     case GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_DOWNSTREAM:{
-      GstClockTime ts = GST_EVENT_TIMESTAMP (event);
 
       if (gst_event_has_name (event, "application/x-gst-dvd")) {
-        if (GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID (ts))
+        const GstStructure *s = gst_event_get_structure (event);
+        GstClockTime ts = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+
+        if (gst_structure_get_clock_time (s, "ts", &ts)
+            && GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID (ts))
           gst_dvd_sub_dec_advance_time (dec, ts);
 
         if (gst_dvd_sub_dec_handle_dvd_event (dec, event)) {