diff --git a/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc b/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc
index 76afb6b00f..1eda5b7fe6 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ DiskReader::seek (samplepos_t sample, bool complete_refill)
 	DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::DiskIO, string_compose ("DiskReader::seek %s %ld -> %ld refill=%d\n", owner()->name().c_str(), playback_sample, sample, complete_refill));
 
 	const samplecnt_t distance = sample - playback_sample;
-	if (can_internal_playback_seek (distance)) {
+	if (!complete_refill && can_internal_playback_seek (distance)) {
 		internal_playback_seek (distance);
 		return 0;
 	}