diff --git a/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py b/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
index 329d9b7d..2e2c1850 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class GStreamerPlaybackController(BasePlaybackController):
 
         bus.disconnect(self._bus_id)
         bus.remove_signal_watch()
-        bin.get_state(-1)
+        bin.get_state()
         bin.set_state(gst.STATE_NULL)
 
         del bus