diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index 5a3d1b24a1..d5a9dc362c 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -1184,6 +1184,7 @@ static void stream_seek(VideoState *is, int64_t pos, int64_t rel, int seek_by_by
         if (seek_by_bytes)
             is->seek_flags |= AVSEEK_FLAG_BYTE;
         is->seek_req = 1;
+        SDL_CondSignal(is->continue_read_thread);
     }
 }