diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 01d13a8da6..d64f5268e2 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -3492,7 +3492,8 @@ if (mpctx->global_sub_size) {
     mp_msg(MSGT_IDENTIFY,MSGL_INFO,"ID_AUDIO_NCH=%d\n", mpctx->sh_audio->channels);
   }
   mp_msg(MSGT_IDENTIFY,MSGL_INFO,"ID_LENGTH=%.2lf\n", demuxer_get_time_length(mpctx->demuxer));
-  mp_msg(MSGT_IDENTIFY,MSGL_INFO,"ID_SEEKABLE=%d\n", mpctx->stream->seek ? 1 : 0);
+  mp_msg(MSGT_IDENTIFY,MSGL_INFO,"ID_SEEKABLE=%d\n",
+         mpctx->stream->seek && (!mpctx->demuxer || mpctx->demuxer->seekable));
   if (mpctx->demuxer) {
       if (mpctx->demuxer->num_chapters == 0)
           stream_control(mpctx->demuxer->stream, STREAM_CTRL_GET_NUM_CHAPTERS, &mpctx->demuxer->num_chapters);