diff --git a/fuzzers/fuzzer_set_property.c b/fuzzers/fuzzer_set_property.c
index c18fd48ff5..210b36d041 100644
--- a/fuzzers/fuzzer_set_property.c
+++ b/fuzzers/fuzzer_set_property.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size)
     check_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "pause", "no"));
     check_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "untimed", "yes"));
     check_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "sstep", "0"));
+    check_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "idle", "yes"));
 
     mpv_node node = {
         .format = MPV_FORMAT_NODE_ARRAY,