diff --git a/player/audio.c b/player/audio.c
index 7fef377dac..3fdd9ed28b 100644
--- a/player/audio.c
+++ b/player/audio.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ void fill_audio_out_buffers(struct MPContext *mpctx)
         status = filter_audio(mpctx, ao_c->ao_buffer, playsize);
         if (status == AD_WAIT)
             return;
-        if (status == AD_NO_PROGRESS) {
+        if (status == AD_NO_PROGRESS || status == AD_STARVE) {
             mp_wakeup_core(mpctx);
             return;
         }