diff --git a/libavformat/srtdec.c b/libavformat/srtdec.c
index 76e06e4165..dbf1866202 100644
--- a/libavformat/srtdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/srtdec.c
@@ -63,10 +63,12 @@ static int64_t get_pts(const char **buf, int *duration,
             int64_t start = (hh1*3600LL + mm1*60LL + ss1) * 1000LL + ms1;
             int64_t end   = (hh2*3600LL + mm2*60LL + ss2) * 1000LL + ms2;
             *duration = end - start;
-            *buf += strcspn(*buf, "\n") + 1;
+            *buf += strcspn(*buf, "\n");
+            *buf += !!**buf;
             return start;
         }
-        *buf += strcspn(*buf, "\n") + 1;
+        *buf += strcspn(*buf, "\n");
+        *buf += !!**buf;
     }
     return AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
 }