diff --git a/src/player/play.cpp b/src/player/play.cpp
index 1acfc1100..662ad7d62 100644
--- a/src/player/play.cpp
+++ b/src/player/play.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ auto perframe(struct ncvisual* ncv, struct ncvisual_options* vopts,
       ns_to_timespec(absnow - nsnow, &interval);
       keyp = nc.get(&interval, &ni);
     }else{
-      keyp = nc.get();
+      keyp = nc.getc(false, &ni);
     }
     if(keyp == (uint32_t)-1){
       break;