diff --git a/libavcodec/flac_parser.c b/libavcodec/flac_parser.c
index 183fe6e5c9..f5cc35a4f2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/flac_parser.c
+++ b/libavcodec/flac_parser.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include "flac.h"
 
 /** maximum number of adjacent headers that compare CRCs against each other   */
-#define FLAC_MAX_SEQUENTIAL_HEADERS 3
+#define FLAC_MAX_SEQUENTIAL_HEADERS 4
 /** minimum number of headers buffered and checked before returning frames    */
 #define FLAC_MIN_HEADERS 10
 /** estimate for average size of a FLAC frame                                 */