1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/audio/out/ao_alsa.c b/audio/out/ao_alsa.c
index 49bdd32835..552982ffb2 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao_alsa.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao_alsa.c
@@ -1085,8 +1085,10 @@ static bool audio_write(struct ao *ao, void **data, int samples)
     }
 
     CHECK_ALSA_ERROR("pcm write error");
-    if (err != samples)
-        MP_WARN(ao, "unexpected short write\n");
+    if (err >= 0 && err != samples) {
+        MP_WARN(ao, "unexpected short write (%d of %d frames), dropping audio\n",
+                (int)err, samples);
+    }
 
     return true;