diff --git a/demux/demux_playlist.c b/demux/demux_playlist.c
index 4c0859df3b..94c2ede594 100644
--- a/demux/demux_playlist.c
+++ b/demux/demux_playlist.c
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ static int open_file(struct demuxer *demuxer, enum demux_check check)
         bstr proto = mp_split_proto(bstr0(demuxer->filename), NULL);
         // Don't add base path to self-expanding protocols
         if (bstrcasecmp0(proto, "memory") && bstrcasecmp0(proto, "lavf") &&
-            bstrcasecmp0(proto, "hex"))
+            bstrcasecmp0(proto, "hex") && bstrcasecmp0(proto, "data"))
         {
             playlist_add_base_path(p->pl, mp_dirname(demuxer->filename));
         }