diff --git a/audio/out/ao_coreaudio.c b/audio/out/ao_coreaudio.c
index d96b597f6e1a6..01e39d10df92b 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao_coreaudio.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao_coreaudio.c
@@ -78,7 +78,14 @@ static OSStatus render_cb_lpcm(void *ctx, AudioUnitRenderActionFlags *aflags,
 
     int64_t end = mp_time_ns();
     end += p->hw_latency_ns + ca_get_latency(ts) + ca_frames_to_ns(ao, frames);
-    ao_read_data(ao, planes, frames, end);
+    int samples = ao_read_data(ao, planes, frames, end);
+
+    if (samples == 0)
+        *aflags |= kAudioUnitRenderAction_OutputIsSilence;
+
+    for (int n = 0; n < buffer_list->mNumberBuffers; n++)
+        buffer_list->mBuffers[n].mDataByteSize = samples * ao->sstride;
+
     return noErr;
 }