diff --git a/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp b/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp
index 3defec3..ecae3d3 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/mediaplayer.cpp
@@ -398,6 +398,13 @@
     if (mPlayer != 0 && isValidState) {
         int durationMs;
         status_t ret = mPlayer->getDuration(&durationMs);
+
+        if (ret != OK) {
+            // Do not enter error state just because no duration was available.
+            durationMs = -1;
+            ret = OK;
+        }
+
         if (msec) {
             *msec = durationMs;
         }