diff --git a/fftools/ffplay.c b/fftools/ffplay.c
index 1f9d327ba5..aef6f5d382 100644
--- a/fftools/ffplay.c
+++ b/fftools/ffplay.c
@@ -2820,7 +2820,9 @@ static int read_thread(void *arg)
         ic->pb->eof_reached = 0; // FIXME hack, ffplay maybe should not use avio_feof() to test for the end
 
     if (seek_by_bytes < 0)
-        seek_by_bytes = !!(ic->iformat->flags & AVFMT_TS_DISCONT) && strcmp("ogg", ic->iformat->name);
+        seek_by_bytes = !(ic->iformat->flags & AVFMT_NO_BYTE_SEEK) &&
+                        !!(ic->iformat->flags & AVFMT_TS_DISCONT) &&
+                        strcmp("ogg", ic->iformat->name);
 
     is->max_frame_duration = (ic->iformat->flags & AVFMT_TS_DISCONT) ? 10.0 : 3600.0;