diff --git a/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp b/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp
index b52a37d..bbbf4b6 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     ALOGV("constructor");
     mListener = NULL;
     mCookie = NULL;
-    mDuration = -1;
     mStreamType = AUDIO_STREAM_MUSIC;
     mCurrentPosition = -1;
     mSeekPosition = -1;
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@
 // always call with lock held
 void MediaPlayer::clear_l()
 {
-    mDuration = -1;
     mCurrentPosition = -1;
     mSeekPosition = -1;
     mVideoWidth = mVideoHeight = 0;
@@ -395,14 +393,14 @@
 
 status_t MediaPlayer::getDuration_l(int *msec)
 {
-    ALOGV("getDuration");
+    ALOGV("getDuration_l");
     bool isValidState = (mCurrentState & (MEDIA_PLAYER_PREPARED | MEDIA_PLAYER_STARTED | MEDIA_PLAYER_PAUSED | MEDIA_PLAYER_STOPPED | MEDIA_PLAYER_PLAYBACK_COMPLETE));
     if (mPlayer != 0 && isValidState) {
-        status_t ret = NO_ERROR;
-        if (mDuration <= 0)
-            ret = mPlayer->getDuration(&mDuration);
-        if (msec)
-            *msec = mDuration;
+        int durationMs;
+        status_t ret = mPlayer->getDuration(&durationMs);
+        if (msec) {
+            *msec = durationMs;
+        }
         return ret;
     }
     ALOGE("Attempt to call getDuration without a valid mediaplayer");
@@ -422,14 +420,28 @@
         if ( msec < 0 ) {
             ALOGW("Attempt to seek to invalid position: %d", msec);
             msec = 0;
-        } else if ((mDuration > 0) && (msec > mDuration)) {
-            ALOGW("Attempt to seek to past end of file: request = %d, EOF = %d", msec, mDuration);
-            msec = mDuration;
         }
+
+        int durationMs;
+        status_t err = mPlayer->getDuration(&durationMs);
+
+        if (err != OK) {
+            ALOGW("Stream has no duration and is therefore not seekable.");
+            return err;
+        }
+
+        if (msec > durationMs) {
+            ALOGW("Attempt to seek to past end of file: request = %d, "
+                  "durationMs = %d",
+                  msec,
+                  durationMs);
+
+            msec = durationMs;
+        }
+
         // cache duration
         mCurrentPosition = msec;
         if (mSeekPosition < 0) {
-            getDuration_l(NULL);
             mSeekPosition = msec;
             return mPlayer->seekTo(msec);
         }