diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegaudio_parser.c b/libavcodec/mpegaudio_parser.c
index f592d5a0ae..408193671f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegaudio_parser.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegaudio_parser.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int mpegaudio_parse(AVCodecParserContext *s1,
                     s->header_count++;
                     s->frame_size = ret-4;
 
-                    if (s->header_count > 1) {
+                    if (s->header_count > 0) {
                         avctx->sample_rate= sr;
                         avctx->channels   = channels;
                         s1->duration      = frame_size;