diff --git a/src/lib/player/player.c b/src/lib/player/player.c
index c770c553..6e568882 100644
--- a/src/lib/player/player.c
+++ b/src/lib/player/player.c
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ execute(void)
 	    failed = 1;
 	} else if (dispatch(buf, NULL) < 0)
 	    failed = 1;
+	empth_yield();
     }
     if (failed) {
 	while (recvclient(buf, sizeof(buf)) >= 0) ;