diff --git a/player/misc.c b/player/misc.c
index 1343c60eaf..d68ad1db3e 100644
--- a/player/misc.c
+++ b/player/misc.c
@@ -163,24 +163,22 @@ void update_window_title(struct MPContext *mpctx, bool force)
 
 void error_on_track(struct MPContext *mpctx, struct track *track)
 {
-    if (!track)
+    if (!track || !track->selected)
         return;
     mp_deselect_track(mpctx, track);
-    if (track) {
-        if (track->type == STREAM_AUDIO)
-            MP_INFO(mpctx, "Audio: no audio\n");
-        if (track->type == STREAM_VIDEO)
-            MP_INFO(mpctx, "Video: no video\n");
-        if (mpctx->opts->stop_playback_on_init_failure ||
-            !(mpctx->vo_chain || mpctx->ao_chain))
-        {
-            if (!mpctx->stop_play)
-                mpctx->stop_play = PT_ERROR;
-            if (mpctx->error_playing >= 0)
-                mpctx->error_playing = MPV_ERROR_NOTHING_TO_PLAY;
-        }
-        mpctx->sleeptime = 0;
+    if (track->type == STREAM_AUDIO)
+        MP_INFO(mpctx, "Audio: no audio\n");
+    if (track->type == STREAM_VIDEO)
+        MP_INFO(mpctx, "Video: no video\n");
+    if (mpctx->opts->stop_playback_on_init_failure ||
+        !(mpctx->vo_chain || mpctx->ao_chain))
+    {
+        if (!mpctx->stop_play)
+            mpctx->stop_play = PT_ERROR;
+        if (mpctx->error_playing >= 0)
+            mpctx->error_playing = MPV_ERROR_NOTHING_TO_PLAY;
     }
+    mpctx->sleeptime = 0;
 }
 
 int stream_dump(struct MPContext *mpctx, const char *source_filename)