diff --git a/gst/mpegtsmux/tsmux/tsmuxstream.c b/gst/mpegtsmux/tsmux/tsmuxstream.c
index 74d0115090..391b0790a6 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsmux/tsmux/tsmuxstream.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsmux/tsmux/tsmuxstream.c
@@ -316,8 +316,10 @@ tsmux_stream_consume (TsMuxStream * stream, guint len)
     /* FIXME: As a hack, for unbounded streams, start a new PES packet for each
      * incoming packet we receive. This assumes that incoming data is 
      * packetised sensibly - ie, every video frame */
-    if (stream->cur_pes_payload_size == 0)
+    if (stream->cur_pes_payload_size == 0) {
       stream->state = TSMUX_STREAM_STATE_HEADER;
+      stream->pes_bytes_written = 0;
+    }
   }
 }