diff --git a/player/playloop.c b/player/playloop.c
index de3e0aea9a..b014977c36 100644
--- a/player/playloop.c
+++ b/player/playloop.c
@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ static void handle_osd_redraw(struct MPContext *mpctx)
     if (!want_redraw)
         return;
     vo_redraw(mpctx->video_out);
-    mp_wakeup_core(mpctx);
 }
 
 static void handle_pause_on_low_cache(struct MPContext *mpctx)