diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/TextRenderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/TextRenderer.java
index 58ead180c9..862463d33b 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/TextRenderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/TextRenderer.java
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ public final class TextRenderer extends BaseRenderer implements Callback {
   @SideEffectFree
   private long getCurrentEventTimeUs(long positionUs) {
     int nextEventTimeIndex = subtitle.getNextEventTimeIndex(positionUs);
-    if (nextEventTimeIndex == 0) {
+    if (nextEventTimeIndex == 0 || subtitle.getEventTimeCount() == 0) {
       return subtitle.timeUs;
     }