diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c
index 9feb8eddf5..60cb9a2fe1 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c
@@ -1962,8 +1962,7 @@ record_pcr (MpegTSPacketizer2 * packetizer, MpegTSPCR * pcrtable,
     return;
   }
   /* If PCR diff is greater than 500ms, create new group */
-  if (G_UNLIKELY (PCRTIME_TO_GSTTIME (corpcr) -
-          PCRTIME_TO_GSTTIME (current->pending[current->last].pcr) >
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (corpcr - current->pending[current->last].pcr >
           500 * PCR_MSECOND)) {
     GST_DEBUG ("New PCR more than 500ms away, handling discont");
     /* Take values from current and put them in the current group (closing it) */