diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
index 1924f401d..e73b7a4bc 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
@@ -2388,6 +2388,10 @@ static int setup_convert(struct impl *this)
 	this->recalc = true;
 
 	emit_node_info(this, false);
+	if (this->data_loop)
+		spa_loop_invoke(this->data_loop, do_sync_filter_graph, 0, NULL, 0, true, this);
+	else
+		do_sync_filter_graph(NULL, false, 0, NULL, 0, this);
 
 	return 0;
 }