diff --git a/libavformat/hlsenc.c b/libavformat/hlsenc.c
index 7abb46d366..39e8df96ab 100644
--- a/libavformat/hlsenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/hlsenc.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ typedef struct HLSContext {
     int has_video;
     int64_t start_pts;
     int64_t end_pts;
+    int nb_entries;
     ListEntry *list;
     ListEntry *end_list;
     char *basename;
@@ -97,11 +98,12 @@ static int append_entry(HLSContext *hls, uint64_t duration)
 
     hls->end_list = en;
 
-    if (hls->number >= hls->size) {
+    if (hls->nb_entries >= hls->size) {
         en = hls->list;
         hls->list = en->next;
         av_free(en);
-    }
+    } else
+        hls->nb_entries++;
 
     return 0;
 }