diff --git a/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c b/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
index 35fa2de05a..ad8722336c 100644
--- a/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
+++ b/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
@@ -1034,6 +1034,7 @@ gst_soup_http_src_got_headers_cb (SoupMessage * msg, GstSoupHTTPSrc * src)
   GHashTable *params = NULL;
   GstEvent *http_headers_event;
   GstStructure *http_headers, *headers;
+  const gchar *accept_ranges;
 
   GST_INFO_OBJECT (src, "got headers");
 
@@ -1098,6 +1099,16 @@ gst_soup_http_src_got_headers_cb (SoupMessage * msg, GstSoupHTTPSrc * src)
     }
   }
 
+  /* If the server reports Accept-Ranges: none we don't have to try
+   * doing range requests at all
+   */
+  if ((accept_ranges =
+          soup_message_headers_get_one (msg->response_headers,
+              "Accept-Ranges"))) {
+    if (g_ascii_strcasecmp (accept_ranges, "none") == 0)
+      src->seekable = FALSE;
+  }
+
   /* Icecast stuff */
   tag_list = gst_tag_list_new_empty ();