diff --git a/stream/stream.h b/stream/stream.h
index 1ff94a331c..9772065a4e 100644
--- a/stream/stream.h
+++ b/stream/stream.h
@@ -284,8 +284,6 @@ inline static int stream_seek(stream_t *s,off_t pos){
 
   mp_dbg(MSGT_DEMUX, MSGL_DBG3, "seek to 0x%qX\n",(long long)pos);
 
-  if(s->eof)
-    return 0;
   if(pos<s->pos){
     off_t x=pos-(s->pos-s->buf_len);
     if(x>=0){