diff --git a/src/plugin_winamp2/in_flac.c b/src/plugin_winamp2/in_flac.c
index 0a08ef7d..97299447 100644
--- a/src/plugin_winamp2/in_flac.c
+++ b/src/plugin_winamp2/in_flac.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ void getfileinfo(char *filename, char *title, int *length_in_ms)
 	else { /* some other file */
 		if (length_in_ms) {
 			FLAC__FileDecoder *tmp_decoder = FLAC__file_decoder_get_new_instance();
+			tmp_decoder->check_md5 = false; /* turn off MD5 checking in the decoder */
 			stream_info_struct tmp_stream_info;
 			tmp_stream_info.abort_flag = false;
 			if(FLAC__file_decoder_init(tmp_decoder, filename, write_callback, metadata_callback, error_callback, &tmp_stream_info) != FLAC__FILE_DECODER_OK)
@@ -361,6 +362,7 @@ __declspec( dllexport ) In_Module * winampGetInModule2()
  **********************************************************************/
 bool stream_init(const char *infile)
 {
+	decoder->check_md5 = false; /* turn off MD5 checking in the decoder */
 	if(FLAC__file_decoder_init(decoder, infile, write_callback, metadata_callback, error_callback, &stream_info) != FLAC__FILE_DECODER_OK) {
 		MessageBox(mod.hMainWindow,"ERROR initializing decoder, state = %d\n","ERROR initializing decoder",0);
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/plugin_xmms/plugin.c b/src/plugin_xmms/plugin.c
index 43b4ac53..2792e94c 100644
--- a/src/plugin_xmms/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugin_xmms/plugin.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ void FLAC_XMMS__get_song_info(char *filename, char **title, int *length_in_msec)
 			return;
 		}
 		tmp_file_info.abort_flag = false;
+		tmp_decoder->check_md5 = false; /* turn off MD5 checking in the decoder */
 		if(FLAC__file_decoder_init(tmp_decoder, filename, write_callback_, metadata_callback_, error_callback_, &tmp_file_info) != FLAC__FILE_DECODER_OK) {
 			*length_in_msec = -1;
 			return;
@@ -287,6 +288,8 @@ bool decoder_init_(const char *filename)
 	if(decoder_ == 0)
 		return false;
 
+	decoder_->check_md5 = false; /* turn off MD5 checking in the decoder */
+
 	if(FLAC__file_decoder_init(decoder_, filename, write_callback_, metadata_callback_, error_callback_, &file_info_) != FLAC__FILE_DECODER_OK)
 		return false;