diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstdownloadbuffer.c b/plugins/elements/gstdownloadbuffer.c
index ee287b4469..5e11133e8b 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstdownloadbuffer.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstdownloadbuffer.c
@@ -1317,6 +1317,10 @@ gst_download_buffer_loop (GstPad * pad)
   /* have to lock for thread-safety */
   GST_DOWNLOAD_BUFFER_MUTEX_LOCK_CHECK (dlbuf, dlbuf->srcresult, out_flushing);
 
+  ret = gst_download_buffer_read_buffer (dlbuf, -1, -1, &buffer);
+  if (ret != GST_FLOW_OK)
+    goto out_flushing;
+
   if (dlbuf->stream_start_event != NULL) {
     gst_pad_push_event (dlbuf->srcpad, dlbuf->stream_start_event);
     dlbuf->stream_start_event = NULL;
@@ -1326,9 +1330,6 @@ gst_download_buffer_loop (GstPad * pad)
     dlbuf->segment_event = NULL;
   }
 
-  ret = gst_download_buffer_read_buffer (dlbuf, -1, -1, &buffer);
-  if (ret != GST_FLOW_OK)
-    goto out_flushing;
 
   /* update the buffering */
   msg = update_buffering (dlbuf);