diff --git a/player/main.c b/player/main.c
index dc685b84f7..baf12c7f3a 100644
--- a/player/main.c
+++ b/player/main.c
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ int mp_initialize(struct MPContext *mpctx)
         m_config_set_option0(mpctx->mconfig, "vo", "lavc");
         m_config_set_option0(mpctx->mconfig, "ao", "lavc");
         m_config_set_option0(mpctx->mconfig, "fixed-vo", "yes");
+        m_config_set_option0(mpctx->mconfig, "keep-open", "no");
         m_config_set_option0(mpctx->mconfig, "force-window", "no");
         m_config_set_option0(mpctx->mconfig, "gapless-audio", "yes");
         mp_input_enable_section(mpctx->input, "encode", MP_INPUT_EXCLUSIVE);