diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index 4785f2d0ec..964408bcc3 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@ static int decode_thread(void *arg)
         }
         ret = av_read_frame(ic, pkt);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            if (url_ferror(ic->pb) == 0) {
+            if (ret != AVERROR_EOF && url_ferror(ic->pb) == 0) {
                 SDL_Delay(100); /* wait for user event */
                 continue;
             } else