diff --git a/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp b/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp
index 5f953ccb..0ac87d10 100644
--- a/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp
+++ b/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.cpp
@@ -434,18 +434,18 @@ long MPEG::File::firstFrameOffset()
   long position = 0;
 
   if(ID3v2Tag()) {
+    position = d->ID3v2Location + ID3v2Tag()->header()->completeTagSize();
 
     // Skip duplicate ID3v2 tags.
 
     // Workaround for some faulty files that have duplicate ID3v2 tags.
     // Combination of EAC and LAME creates such files when configured incorrectly.
 
-    position = d->ID3v2Location + ID3v2Tag()->header()->completeTagSize();
-
     long location;
     while((location = findID3v2(position)) >= 0) {
-      ID3v2::Tag dupTag(this, location);
-      position = location + dupTag.header()->completeTagSize();
+      seek(location);
+      const ID3v2::Header header(readBlock(ID3v2::Header::size()));
+      position = location + header.completeTagSize();
 
       debug("MPEG::File::firstFrameOffset() - Duplicate ID3v2 tag found.");
     }