diff --git a/libavformat/hlsenc.c b/libavformat/hlsenc.c
index cb31d6aed7..4471858222 100644
--- a/libavformat/hlsenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/hlsenc.c
@@ -2398,9 +2398,9 @@ static int hls_write_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
                 vs->duration = (double)(pkt->pts - vs->end_pts) * st->time_base.num / st->time_base.den;
             }
         }
-
     }
 
+    can_split = can_split && (pkt->pts - vs->end_pts > 0);
     if (vs->packets_written && can_split && av_compare_ts(pkt->pts - vs->start_pts, st->time_base,
                                                           end_pts, AV_TIME_BASE_Q) >= 0) {
         int64_t new_start_pos;