diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.cpp
index 48f1033474..192d177ae9 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/mp3_decoder/mp3DecoderPlugin.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ mp3Decoder::mp3Decoder()
 	fBitRate = 0;
 	fChannelCount = 0;
 	fOutputBufferSize = 0;
-	fNeedSync = false;
+	fNeedSync = true; // some files start with garbage
 	fDecodingError = false;
 }