diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c b/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c
index 97aa0c09eb..e8f7f89767 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ update_time_level (GstQueue * queue)
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (queue, "sink %" GST_STIME_FORMAT ", src %" GST_STIME_FORMAT,
       GST_STIME_ARGS (sink_time), GST_STIME_ARGS (src_time));
 
-  if (sink_time >= src_time && queue->newseg_applied_to_src)
+  if (sink_time >= src_time)
     queue->cur_level.time = sink_time - src_time;
   else
     queue->cur_level.time = 0;