diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 087172101f..fc4e176d3f 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -1954,6 +1954,7 @@ if (stream->type==STREAMTYPE_DVDNAV && dvd_nav_still)
     switch(cmd->id) {
     case MP_CMD_SEEK : {
       int v,abs;
+      if ( stream->type == STREAMTYPE_STREAM ) break;
       v = cmd->args[0].v.i;
       abs = (cmd->nargs > 1) ? cmd->args[1].v.i : 0;
       if(abs==2) { /* Absolute seek to a specific timestamp in seconds */