diff --git a/player/video.c b/player/video.c
index 682ead6944..6d04685953 100644
--- a/player/video.c
+++ b/player/video.c
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ static void handle_display_sync_frame(struct MPContext *mpctx,
 
     mpctx->display_sync_active = false;
 
-    if (!VS_IS_DISP(mode))
+    if (!VS_IS_DISP(mode) || mpctx->display_sync_broken)
         return;
     bool resample = mode == VS_DISP_RESAMPLE || mode == VS_DISP_RESAMPLE_VDROP ||
                     mode == VS_DISP_RESAMPLE_NONE;