1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/demux/demux.c b/demux/demux.c
index 45a2ad65b6..d55c670d19 100644
--- a/demux/demux.c
+++ b/demux/demux.c
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ struct demuxer *demux_open(struct stream *stream, struct demuxer_params *params,
     if (!force_format)
         force_format = stream->demuxer;
 
-    if (force_format && force_format[0]) {
+    if (force_format && force_format[0] && !stream->is_directory) {
         check_levels = d_request;
         if (force_format[0] == '+') {
             force_format += 1;