diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c b/ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c
index 5fdf2dde73..c6a7b573b2 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c
@@ -947,6 +947,10 @@ gst_alsasrc_get_timestamp (GstAlsaSrc * asrc)
 
   /* get high resolution time stamp from driver */
   snd_pcm_status_get_htstamp (status, &tstamp);
+
+  if (tstamp.tv_sec == 0 && tstamp.tv_nsec == 0)
+    return GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+
   timestamp = GST_TIMESPEC_TO_TIME (tstamp);
 
   /* max available frames sets the depth of the buffer */