diff --git a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
index aa3cf1460a..19441c70e1 100644
--- a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
+++ b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ gst_video_rate_transform_caps (GstBaseTransform * trans,
 
     s1 = gst_structure_copy (s);
 
-    if (videorate->updating_caps) {
+    if (videorate->updating_caps && direction == GST_PAD_SINK) {
       GST_INFO_OBJECT (trans,
           "Only updating caps %" GST_PTR_FORMAT " with framerate" " %d/%d",
           caps, videorate->to_rate_numerator, videorate->to_rate_denominator);