diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index 7ea077d3bd8835bcbe1e8109f379dbd319d697e0..1119b4fe00c831af9352885a8b278a4f3f7037ae 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ static Uint32 sdl_refresh_timer_cb(Uint32 interval, void *opaque)
 /* schedule a video refresh in 'delay' ms */
 static void schedule_refresh(VideoState *is, int delay)
 {
+    if(!delay) delay=1; //SDL seems to be buggy when the delay is 0
     SDL_AddTimer(delay, sdl_refresh_timer_cb, is);
 }