diff --git a/stream/http.c b/stream/http.c
index 21488907f7..fa8b4e9d35 100644
--- a/stream/http.c
+++ b/stream/http.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ const stream_info_t stream_info_http1 = {
   "Bertrand, Albeau, Reimar Doeffinger, Arpi?",
   "plain http",
   open_s1,
-  {"http", "http_proxy", "unsv", "icyx", NULL},
+  {"http", "http_proxy", "unsv", "icyx", "noicyx", NULL},
   NULL,
   0 // Urls are an option string
 };
diff --git a/stream/network.c b/stream/network.c
index 6e000c07f2..ccea73ed63 100644
--- a/stream/network.c
+++ b/stream/network.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ http_send_request( URL_t *url, off_t pos ) {
 	else
 	    http_set_field( http_hdr, "User-Agent: MPlayer/"VERSION);
 
+	if( strcasecmp(url->protocol, "noicyx") )
 	http_set_field(http_hdr, "Icy-MetaData: 1");
 
 	if(pos>0) {