diff --git a/mpvcore/player/video.c b/mpvcore/player/video.c
index aec5d1c703..66c6216d30 100644
--- a/mpvcore/player/video.c
+++ b/mpvcore/player/video.c
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ err_out:
 no_video:
     uninit_player(mpctx, INITIALIZED_VCODEC | (opts->force_vo ? 0 : INITIALIZED_VO));
     cleanup_demux_stream(mpctx, STREAM_VIDEO);
+    mpctx->current_track[STREAM_VIDEO] = NULL;
     handle_force_window(mpctx, true);
     MP_INFO(mpctx, "Video: no video\n");
     return 0;