diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
index 3d848899ce..2f929ee882 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/video/MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@ public class MediaCodecVideoRenderer extends MediaCodecRenderer {
         Format format, long presentationTimestampUs, boolean isLastBuffer) {
       checkStateNotNull(videoFrameProcessor);
       checkState(videoFrameProcessorMaxPendingFrameCount != C.LENGTH_UNSET);
-      checkState(!registeredLastFrame);
+
       if (videoFrameProcessor.getPendingInputFrameCount()
           < videoFrameProcessorMaxPendingFrameCount) {
         videoFrameProcessor.registerInputFrame();