diff --git a/src/decoder/DecoderThread.cxx b/src/decoder/DecoderThread.cxx
index a700d4df7..9f1609a56 100644
--- a/src/decoder/DecoderThread.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/DecoderThread.cxx
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ decoder_run_stream_plugin(Decoder &decoder, InputStream &is,
 	if (!decoder_check_plugin(plugin, is, suffix))
 		return false;
 
+	decoder.error.Clear();
+
 	tried_r = true;
 	return decoder_stream_decode(plugin, decoder, is);
 }
@@ -292,6 +294,8 @@ TryDecoderFile(Decoder &decoder, Path path_fs, const char *suffix,
 	if (!plugin.SupportsSuffix(suffix))
 		return false;
 
+	decoder.error.Clear();
+
 	DecoderControl &dc = decoder.dc;
 
 	if (plugin.file_decode != nullptr) {