diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ab7e1116c..d3465bf65 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ver 0.18.2 (2013/??/??)
 * decoder:
   - audiofile: require libaudiofile 0.3 due to API breakage
   - dsf: enable DSD128
+* enable buffering when starting playback (regression fix)
 * fix build failures due to missing includes
 * fix big-endian support
 
diff --git a/src/PlayerThread.cxx b/src/PlayerThread.cxx
index 73a5a0527..e2e3ee3a4 100644
--- a/src/PlayerThread.cxx
+++ b/src/PlayerThread.cxx
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public:
 	Player(PlayerControl &_pc, DecoderControl &_dc,
 	       MusicBuffer &_buffer)
 		:pc(_pc), dc(_dc), buffer(_buffer),
-		 buffering(false),
+		 buffering(true),
 		 decoder_starting(false),
 		 paused(false),
 		 queued(true),