diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/FragmentedMp4Extractor.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/FragmentedMp4Extractor.java
index 3c25d47bf99..3fe468ff018 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/FragmentedMp4Extractor.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/FragmentedMp4Extractor.java
@@ -952,13 +952,9 @@ private boolean readSample(ExtractorInput input) throws IOException, Interrupted
         // We skip bytes preceding the next sample to read.
         int bytesToSkip = (int) (nextDataPosition - input.getPosition());
         if (bytesToSkip < 0) {
-          if (nextDataPosition == currentTrackBundle.fragment.atomPosition) {
-            // Assume the sample data must be contiguous in the mdat with no preceeding data.
-            Log.w(TAG, "Offset to sample data was missing.");
-            bytesToSkip = 0;
-          } else {
-            throw new ParserException("Offset to sample data was negative.");
-          }
+          // Assume the sample data must be contiguous in the mdat with no preceding data.
+          Log.w(TAG, "Ignoring negative offset to sample data.");
+          bytesToSkip = 0;
         }
         input.skipFully(bytesToSkip);
         this.currentTrackBundle = currentTrackBundle;