diff --git a/libmpdemux/stream.c b/libmpdemux/stream.c
index 3afa3bad52..7fde82b3e1 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/stream.c
+++ b/libmpdemux/stream.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ stream_t* open_stream_full(char* filename,int mode, char** options, int* file_fo
 
 int stream_fill_buffer(stream_t *s){
   int len;
-  if (s->fd == NULL || s->eof) { s->buf_pos = s->buf_len = 0; return 0; }
+  if (s->eof) { s->buf_pos = s->buf_len = 0; return 0; }
   switch(s->type){
 #ifdef LIBSMBCLIENT
   case STREAMTYPE_SMB: