diff --git a/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsink.c b/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsink.c
index 3c8d23884b..205a910d24 100644
--- a/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsink.c
+++ b/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsink.c
@@ -1437,44 +1437,45 @@ create_sink (GstSplitMuxSink * splitmux)
 {
   GstElement *provided_sink = NULL;
 
-  g_return_val_if_fail (splitmux->active_sink == NULL, TRUE);
+  if (splitmux->active_sink == NULL) {
 
-  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (splitmux);
-  if (splitmux->provided_sink != NULL)
-    provided_sink = gst_object_ref (splitmux->provided_sink);
-  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (splitmux);
+    GST_OBJECT_LOCK (splitmux);
+    if (splitmux->provided_sink != NULL)
+      provided_sink = gst_object_ref (splitmux->provided_sink);
+    GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (splitmux);
 
-  if (provided_sink == NULL) {
-    if ((splitmux->sink =
-            create_element (splitmux, DEFAULT_SINK, "sink")) == NULL)
-      goto fail;
-    splitmux->active_sink = splitmux->sink;
-  } else {
-    if (!gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (splitmux), provided_sink)) {
-      g_warning ("Could not add sink elements - splitmuxsink will not work");
+    if (provided_sink == NULL) {
+      if ((splitmux->sink =
+              create_element (splitmux, DEFAULT_SINK, "sink")) == NULL)
+        goto fail;
+      splitmux->active_sink = splitmux->sink;
+    } else {
+      if (!gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (splitmux), provided_sink)) {
+        g_warning ("Could not add sink elements - splitmuxsink will not work");
+        gst_object_unref (provided_sink);
+        goto fail;
+      }
+
+      splitmux->active_sink = provided_sink;
+
+      /* The bin holds a ref now, we can drop our tmp ref */
       gst_object_unref (provided_sink);
-      goto fail;
+
+      /* Find the sink element */
+      splitmux->sink = find_sink (splitmux->active_sink);
+      if (splitmux->sink == NULL) {
+        g_warning
+            ("Could not locate sink element in provided sink - splitmuxsink will not work");
+        goto fail;
+      }
     }
 
-    splitmux->active_sink = provided_sink;
-
-    /* The bin holds a ref now, we can drop our tmp ref */
-    gst_object_unref (provided_sink);
-
-    /* Find the sink element */
-    splitmux->sink = find_sink (splitmux->active_sink);
-    if (splitmux->sink == NULL) {
-      g_warning
-          ("Could not locate sink element in provided sink - splitmuxsink will not work");
+    if (!gst_element_link (splitmux->muxer, splitmux->active_sink)) {
+      g_warning ("Failed to link muxer and sink- splitmuxsink will not work");
       goto fail;
     }
   }
 
-  if (!gst_element_link (splitmux->muxer, splitmux->active_sink)) {
-    g_warning ("Failed to link muxer and sink- splitmuxsink will not work");
-    goto fail;
-  }
-
   return TRUE;
 fail:
   return FALSE;
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/splitmux.c b/tests/check/elements/splitmux.c
index 31b421c654..bf906946b8 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/splitmux.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/splitmux.c
@@ -216,16 +216,46 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_splitmuxsink)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
+/* For verifying bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=762893 */
+GST_START_TEST (test_splitmuxsink_reuse_simple)
+{
+  GstElement *sink;
+  GstPad *pad;
+
+  sink = gst_element_factory_make ("splitmuxsink", NULL);
+  pad = gst_element_get_request_pad (sink, "video");
+  fail_unless (pad != NULL);
+  g_object_set (sink, "location", "/dev/null", NULL);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (sink,
+          GST_STATE_PLAYING) == GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (sink,
+          GST_STATE_NULL) == GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (sink,
+          GST_STATE_PLAYING) == GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC);
+  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (sink,
+          GST_STATE_NULL) == GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS);
+
+  gst_element_release_request_pad (sink, pad);
+  gst_object_unref (pad);
+  gst_object_unref (sink);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
 static Suite *
 splitmux_suite (void)
 {
   Suite *s = suite_create ("splitmux");
   TCase *tc_chain = tcase_create ("general");
+  TCase *tc_chain_basic = tcase_create ("basic");
 
   suite_add_tcase (s, tc_chain);
+  suite_add_tcase (s, tc_chain_basic);
+
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain_basic, test_splitmuxsink_reuse_simple);
 
   tcase_add_checked_fixture (tc_chain, tempdir_setup, tempdir_cleanup);
-
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_splitmuxsrc);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_splitmuxsink);