diff --git a/src/plugins/gstreamer/qgstreamervideorenderer.cpp b/src/plugins/gstreamer/qgstreamervideorenderer.cpp
index ead0bdcc..ac3d4a19 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gstreamer/qgstreamervideorenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/gstreamer/qgstreamervideorenderer.cpp
@@ -90,20 +90,19 @@ void QGstreamerVideoRenderer::setSurface(QAbstractVideoSurface *surface)
             disconnect(m_surface, SIGNAL(supportedFormatsChanged()),
                        this, SLOT(handleFormatChange()));
         }
-        
+
+        bool wasReady = isReady();
+
         m_surface = surface;
 
-        if (surface && !m_surface)
-            emit readyChanged(true);
-
-        if (!surface && m_surface)
-            emit readyChanged(false);
-
         if (m_surface) {
             connect(m_surface, SIGNAL(supportedFormatsChanged()),
                     this, SLOT(handleFormatChange()));
         }
 
+        if (wasReady != isReady())
+            emit readyChanged(isReady());
+
         emit sinkChanged();
     }
 }