diff --git a/player/playloop.c b/player/playloop.c
index 13df0277d9..d7d1fe33b4 100644
--- a/player/playloop.c
+++ b/player/playloop.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ static int mp_seek(MPContext *mpctx, struct seek_params seek,
     }
 
     mpctx->start_timestamp = mp_time_sec();
+    mpctx->sleeptime = 0;
 
     return 0;
 }