diff --git a/libavcodec/mlp_parser.c b/libavcodec/mlp_parser.c
index 0f1d69d02f..7f2c89cb25 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mlp_parser.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mlp_parser.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static int mlp_parse(AVCodecParserContext *s,
 
 lost_sync:
     mp->in_sync = 0;
-    return -1;
+    return 1;
 }
 
 AVCodecParser mlp_parser = {