diff --git a/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c b/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
index 4c8c93ea9d..385f172661 100644
--- a/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
+++ b/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
@@ -1940,6 +1940,8 @@ gst_matroska_demux_parse_blockgroup (GstMatroskaDemux * demux,
            }
            GST_WARNING ("FIXME: implement support for ReferenceBlock");
          */
+        if (!gst_ebml_read_skip (ebml))
+          res = FALSE;
         break;
       }