diff --git a/library/transformer/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/SsimHelper.java b/library/transformer/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/SsimHelper.java
index dd82881e4e..df19e856d6 100644
--- a/library/transformer/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/SsimHelper.java
+++ b/library/transformer/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/SsimHelper.java
@@ -279,7 +279,10 @@ public final class SsimHelper {
           sampleSize,
           mediaExtractor.getSampleTime(),
           mediaExtractor.getSampleFlags());
-      hasReadEndOfInputStream = !mediaExtractor.advance();
+      // MediaExtractor.advance does not reliably return false for end-of-stream, so check sample
+      // metadata instead as a more reliable signal. See [internal: b/121204004].
+      mediaExtractor.advance();
+      hasReadEndOfInputStream = mediaExtractor.getSampleTime() == -1;
       return true;
     }