diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
index fde6869d2d..445dafdf78 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerImplInternal.java
@@ -993,8 +993,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
       setState(Player.STATE_BUFFERING);
       if (isRebuffering) {
         notifyTrackSelectionRebuffer();
+        livePlaybackSpeedControl.notifyRebuffer();
       }
-      livePlaybackSpeedControl.notifyRebuffer();
       stopRenderers();
     }
 
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/LivePlaybackSpeedControl.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/LivePlaybackSpeedControl.java
index 6796185edd..1ffdc82457 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/LivePlaybackSpeedControl.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/LivePlaybackSpeedControl.java
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ public interface LivePlaybackSpeedControl {
    * Notifies the live playback speed control that a rebuffer occurred.
    *
    * <p>A rebuffer is defined to be caused by buffer depletion rather than a user action. Hence this
-   * method is not called during initial or when buffering as a result of a seek operation.
+   * method is not called during initial buffering or when buffering as a result of a seek
+   * operation.
    */
   void notifyRebuffer();