diff --git a/player.c b/player.c
index dcef6c4e..d725ed9c 100644
--- a/player.c
+++ b/player.c
@@ -2320,6 +2320,7 @@ void *player_thread_func(void *arg) {
                 uint32_t frames_to_drop_sized = local_frames_to_drop;
 
                 debug_mutex_lock(&conn->flush_mutex, 1000, 1);
+                conn->flush_requested = 1;
                 conn->flush_rtp_timestamp =
                     inframe->given_timestamp +
                     frames_to_drop_sized; // flush all packets up to (and including?) this