diff --git a/libavcodec/ac3dec.c b/libavcodec/ac3dec.c
index 5e8b36404b..0cb7c67a1f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ac3dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ac3dec.c
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ static int ac3_decode_frame(AVCodecContext * avctx, void *data,
         if (s->frame_size > buf_size) {
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "incomplete frame\n");
             err = AAC_AC3_PARSE_ERROR_FRAME_SIZE;
-        } else if (avctx->err_recognition & AV_EF_CRCCHECK) {
+        } else if (avctx->err_recognition & (AV_EF_CRCCHECK|AV_EF_CAREFUL)) {
             /* check for crc mismatch */
             if (av_crc(av_crc_get_table(AV_CRC_16_ANSI), 0, &buf[2],
                        s->frame_size - 2)) {