diff -urp xmms-mad-0.8-org/src/xmms-mad.c xmms-mad-0.8/src/xmms-mad.c
--- xmms-mad-0.8-org/src/xmms-mad.c	2005-12-04 23:18:21.000000000 +0200
+++ xmms-mad-0.8/src/xmms-mad.c	2005-12-04 23:34:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -76,6 +76,31 @@ xmmsmad_set_eq (int on, float preamp, fl
   //printf("set_eq\n");
 }
 
+
+/* Following mp3 header check has been copied from XMMS mp3 input plugin. */
+static int mpg123_head_check(unsigned char *buffer)
+{
+  unsigned int head = (buffer[0] << 24) + (buffer[1] << 16) + (buffer[2] << 8) + buffer[3];
+  if ((head & 0xffe00000) != 0xffe00000)
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!((head >> 17) & 3))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (((head >> 12) & 0xf) == 0xf)
+    return FALSE;
+  if (!((head >> 12) & 0xf))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (((head >> 10) & 0x3) == 0x3)
+    return FALSE;
+  if (((head >> 19) & 1) == 1 &&
+      ((head >> 17) & 3) == 3 &&
+      ((head >> 16) & 1) == 1)
+    return FALSE;
+  if ((head & 0xffff0000) == 0xfffe0000)
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+
 static int
 xmmsmad_is_our_file (char *filename)
 {
@@ -96,9 +121,8 @@ xmmsmad_is_our_file (char *filename)
       fin = open (filename, O_RDONLY);
       if (fin >= 0 && read (fin, check, 4) == 4)
 	{
-	  /* If first two bytes are a sync header or three bytes are "ID3" */
-	  if ( (check[0] == 0xff && (check[1] & 0x70) == 0x70) 
-	       || memcmp (check, "ID3", 3) == 0) 
+	  /* If first 4 bytes are a sync header or three bytes are "ID3" */
+	  if (mpg123_head_check(check) || memcmp (check, "ID3", 3) == 0) 
 	    {
 	      rtn = 1;
 	    }