diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
index 0f32ac7b51..89661c0dc0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_template.c
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ 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;
     }
     if (ff_mpa_check_header(header) < 0) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Header missing\n");