1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/HlsHelpers.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/HlsHelpers.cs
index d1cdaf867..0c226f429 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/HlsHelpers.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/HlsHelpers.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
                         FileAccess.Read,
                         FileShare.ReadWrite,
                         IODefaults.FileStreamBufferSize,
-                        FileOptions.SequentialScan);
+                        (AsyncFile.UseAsyncIO ? FileOptions.Asynchronous : FileOptions.None) | FileOptions.SequentialScan);
                     await using (fileStream.ConfigureAwait(false))
                     {
                         using var reader = new StreamReader(fileStream);