diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
index 33f2a14077..a389318a2a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext * avctx, void *data, int *got_frame_ptr,
     header = AV_RB32(buf);
     if (header>>8 == AV_RB32("TAG")>>8) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "discarding ID3 tag\n");
-        return buf_size;
+        return buf_size + skipped;
     }
     ret = avpriv_mpegaudio_decode_header((MPADecodeHeader *)s, header);
     if (ret < 0) {