diff --git a/libavformat/flvdec.c b/libavformat/flvdec.c
index c925e54539..89ece0fa88 100644
--- a/libavformat/flvdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/flvdec.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int flv_read_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
             av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "skipping flv packet: type %d, size %d, flags %d\n", type, size, flags);
     skip:
         url_fseek(s->pb, next, SEEK_SET);
-        return AVERROR(EAGAIN);
+        continue;
     }
 
     /* skip empty data packets */
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static int flv_read_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
        || st->discard >= AVDISCARD_ALL
        ){
         url_fseek(s->pb, next, SEEK_SET);
-        return AVERROR(EAGAIN);
+        continue;
     }
     if ((flags & FLV_VIDEO_FRAMETYPE_MASK) == FLV_FRAME_KEY)
         av_add_index_entry(st, pos, dts, size, 0, AVINDEX_KEYFRAME);