diff --git a/libmpdemux/demux_mkv.c b/libmpdemux/demux_mkv.c
index 380f753d55..bc9607769f 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/demux_mkv.c
+++ b/libmpdemux/demux_mkv.c
@@ -2465,6 +2465,8 @@ static int seek_creating_index(struct demuxer *demuxer, float rel_seek_secs,
                     }
                 }
             }
+            if (s->eof)
+                break;
             stream_seek(s, end);
         }
     enough_index: