diff --git a/libavformat/mpegts.c b/libavformat/mpegts.c
index db697e40e1..53de4ac997 100644
--- a/libavformat/mpegts.c
+++ b/libavformat/mpegts.c
@@ -1988,8 +1988,10 @@ static int handle_packet(MpegTSContext *ts, const uint8_t *packet)
                     break;
             }
             if (i == ts->nb_prg && ts->nb_prg > 0) {
-                av_log(ts->stream, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "All programs have pmt, headers found\n");
-                ts->stream->ctx_flags &= ~AVFMTCTX_NOHEADER;
+                if (ts->stream->nb_streams > 1 || pos > 100000) {
+                    av_log(ts->stream, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "All programs have pmt, headers found\n");
+                    ts->stream->ctx_flags &= ~AVFMTCTX_NOHEADER;
+                }
             }
         }