diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
index 699b1918e0..157a3180e4 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
@@ -2777,7 +2777,7 @@ static gboolean
 gst_base_parse_activate (GstBaseParse * parse, gboolean active)
 {
   GstBaseParseClass *klass;
-  gboolean result = FALSE;
+  gboolean result = TRUE;
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (parse, "activate %d", active);