diff --git a/libavformat/webm_chunk.c b/libavformat/webm_chunk.c
index 48ea6f0f83..6d3d5d64e6 100644
--- a/libavformat/webm_chunk.c
+++ b/libavformat/webm_chunk.c
@@ -201,9 +201,6 @@ static int webm_chunk_write_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
         }
     }
 
-    if (st->codec->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO && pkt->pts == 0) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
     ret = oc->oformat->write_packet(oc, pkt);
     if (ret < 0)
         goto fail;