diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/hls/parser/TsExtractor.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/hls/parser/TsExtractor.java
index a7955ccf99..f19b3496c6 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/hls/parser/TsExtractor.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/hls/parser/TsExtractor.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public final class TsExtractor implements HlsExtractor {
     }
 
     tsPacketBuffer.setPosition(0);
+    tsPacketBuffer.setLimit(TS_PACKET_SIZE);
     int syncByte = tsPacketBuffer.readUnsignedByte();
     if (syncByte != TS_SYNC_BYTE) {
       return;