diff --git a/libavformat/mxf.c b/libavformat/mxf.c
index c0aa5086b2..efa95812e2 100644
--- a/libavformat/mxf.c
+++ b/libavformat/mxf.c
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ static int mxf_read_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
             int index = mxf_get_stream_index(s, &klv);
             if (index < 0) {
                 av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "error getting stream index\n");
+                url_fskip(&s->pb, klv.length);
                 return -1;
             }
             /* check for 8 channels AES3 element */