diff --git a/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp b/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp
index 217b03dd..517aea56 100644
--- a/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp
+++ b/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ bool MPEG::File::isSupported(IOStream *stream)
   long headerOffset;
   const ByteVector buffer = Utils::readHeader(stream, bufferSize(), true, &headerOffset);
 
+  if(buffer.isEmpty())
+	  return false;
+  
   const long originalPosition = stream->tell();
   AdapterFile file(stream);