diff --git a/player/loadfile.c b/player/loadfile.c
index c6f0a17276..75c6a19a29 100644
--- a/player/loadfile.c
+++ b/player/loadfile.c
@@ -1072,6 +1072,9 @@ static void play_current_file(struct MPContext *mpctx)
 
     mpctx->max_frames = opts->play_frames;
 
+    if (opts->force_vo == 2)
+        handle_force_window(mpctx, false);
+
     MP_INFO(mpctx, "Playing: %s\n", mpctx->filename);
 
 reopen_file: