diff --git a/fuzzers/common.h b/fuzzers/common.h
index 33a8424862..f3160b957c 100644
--- a/fuzzers/common.h
+++ b/fuzzers/common.h
@@ -52,19 +52,29 @@ static inline bool str_startswith(const char *str, size_t str_len,
 #define PLAYBACK_TIME_LIMIT 5
 #endif
 
+#ifndef EVENTS_LIMIT
+#define EVENTS_LIMIT 10
+#endif
+
 static inline void player_loop(mpv_handle *ctx)
 {
     bool playing = false;
     bool loaded = false;
     int timeout = -1;
+    int events_limit_after_restart = EVENTS_LIMIT;
     while (1) {
         mpv_event *event = mpv_wait_event(ctx, timeout);
+        // If some events are spamming, like audio-reconfig preventing our
+        // timeout to trigger stop after N events.
+        if (timeout == PLAYBACK_TIME_LIMIT && events_limit_after_restart-- < 0)
+            break;
         if (timeout == PLAYBACK_TIME_LIMIT && event->event_id == MPV_EVENT_NONE)
             break;
         if (event->event_id == MPV_EVENT_START_FILE)
             loaded = playing = true;
         if (event->event_id == MPV_EVENT_END_FILE) {
             playing = false;
+            events_limit_after_restart = EVENTS_LIMIT;
             timeout = -1;
         }
         if (playing && event->event_id == MPV_EVENT_PLAYBACK_RESTART)