diff --git a/libavformat/libsrt.c b/libavformat/libsrt.c
index f901bba875..dd91eb49f7 100644
--- a/libavformat/libsrt.c
+++ b/libavformat/libsrt.c
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ static int libsrt_set_options_pre(URLContext *h, int fd)
         (s->tlpktdrop >= 0 && libsrt_setsockopt(h, fd, SRTO_TLPKTDROP, "SRTO_TLPKDROP", &s->tlpktdrop, sizeof(s->tlpktdrop)) < 0) ||
         (s->nakreport >= 0 && libsrt_setsockopt(h, fd, SRTO_NAKREPORT, "SRTO_NAKREPORT", &s->nakreport, sizeof(s->nakreport)) < 0) ||
         (connect_timeout >= 0 && libsrt_setsockopt(h, fd, SRTO_CONNTIMEO, "SRTO_CONNTIMEO", &connect_timeout, sizeof(connect_timeout)) < 0) ||
-        (s->payload_size >= 0 && libsrt_setsockopt(h, fd, SRTO_PAYLOADSIZE, "SRTO_PAYLOADSIZE", &s->payload_size, sizeof(s->payload_size)) < 0)) {
+        (s->payload_size >= 0 && libsrt_setsockopt(h, fd, SRTO_PAYLOADSIZE, "SRTO_PAYLOADSIZE", &s->payload_size, sizeof(s->payload_size)) < 0) ||
+        ((h->flags & AVIO_FLAG_WRITE) && libsrt_setsockopt(h, fd, SRTO_SENDER, "SRTO_SENDER", &yes, sizeof(yes)) < 0)) {
         return AVERROR(EIO);
     }
     return 0;