diff --git a/src/player_thread.c b/src/player_thread.c
index f0c25a694..e1f31b38c 100644
--- a/src/player_thread.c
+++ b/src/player_thread.c
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ playChunk(struct song *song, struct music_chunk *chunk,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (chunk->length == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	pcm_volume(chunk->data, chunk->length,
 		   format, pc.softwareVolume);