diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index 7739e7bf45..0806cd093c 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -4064,7 +4064,7 @@ int run_command(MPContext *mpctx, mp_cmd_t *cmd)
         if (!append || (append == 2 && !mpctx->playlist->current)) {
             if (opts->position_save_on_quit) // requested in issue #1148
                 mp_write_watch_later_conf(mpctx);
-            mp_set_playlist_entry(mpctx, mpctx->playlist->first);
+            mp_set_playlist_entry(mpctx, entry);
         }
         break;
     }