2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/hints.cc b/src/lib/hints.cc
index 46704ebf8..40b51e817 100644
--- a/src/lib/hints.cc
+++ b/src/lib/hints.cc
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ try
 
 	auto player = make_shared<Player>(film, Image::Alignment::COMPACT);
 	player->set_ignore_video ();
-	if (check_loudness_done) {
+	if (check_loudness_done || _disable_audio_analysis) {
 		/* We don't need to analyse audio because we already loaded a suitable analysis */
 		player->set_ignore_audio ();
 	}
diff --git a/src/lib/hints.h b/src/lib/hints.h
index 2a5e8d4a0..6553593a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/hints.h
+++ b/src/lib/hints.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ public:
 
 	/* For tests only */
 	void join ();
+	void disable_audio_analysis () {
+		_disable_audio_analysis = true;
+	}
 
 private:
 	friend struct hint_subtitle_too_early;
@@ -103,4 +106,6 @@ private:
 	boost::optional<dcpomatic::DCPTimePeriod> _last_subtitle;
 
 	boost::atomic<bool> _stop;
+
+	bool _disable_audio_analysis = false;
 };