diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/gstdwritebaseoverlay.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/gstdwritebaseoverlay.h
index 93f9b99a29..eaaddc8d3f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/gstdwritebaseoverlay.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/gstdwritebaseoverlay.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ struct _GstDWriteBaseOverlayClass
   gboolean     (*sink_event) (GstDWriteBaseOverlay * overlay,
                               GstEvent * event);
 
-  gboolean     (*start)      (GstDWriteBaseOverlay * overlay);
-
   WString      (*get_text)   (GstDWriteBaseOverlay * overlay,
                               const std::wstring & default_text,
                               GstBuffer * buffer);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/gstdwritetimeoverlay.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/gstdwritetimeoverlay.cpp
index 46fd7ceefa..5e43f90df8 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/gstdwritetimeoverlay.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/dwrite/gstdwritetimeoverlay.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static void gst_dwrite_time_overlay_get_property (GObject * object,
     guint prop_id, GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
 static gboolean gst_dwrite_time_overlay_sink_event (GstBaseTransform * trans,
     GstEvent * event);
-static gboolean gst_dwrite_time_overlay_start (GstDWriteBaseOverlay * overlay);
+static gboolean gst_dwrite_time_overlay_start (GstBaseTransform * overlay);
 static WString gst_dwrite_time_overlay_get_text (GstDWriteBaseOverlay * overlay,
     const WString & default_text, GstBuffer * buffer);
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ gst_dwrite_time_overlay_class_init (GstDWriteTimeOverlayClass * klass)
   trans_class->sink_event =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_dwrite_time_overlay_sink_event);
 
-  overlay_class->start = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_dwrite_time_overlay_start);
+  trans_class->start = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_dwrite_time_overlay_start);
   overlay_class->get_text =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_dwrite_time_overlay_get_text);
 
@@ -284,15 +284,15 @@ gst_dwrite_time_overlay_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_dwrite_time_overlay_start (GstDWriteBaseOverlay * overlay)
+gst_dwrite_time_overlay_start (GstBaseTransform * trans)
 {
-  GstDWriteTimeOverlay *self = GST_DWRITE_TIME_OVERLAY (overlay);
+  GstDWriteTimeOverlay *self = GST_DWRITE_TIME_OVERLAY (trans);
   GstDWriteTimeOverlayPrivate *priv = self->priv;
 
   priv->first_running_time = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
   priv->buffer_count = 0;
 
-  return TRUE;
+  return GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_CLASS (parent_class)->start (trans);
 }
 
 static gboolean