diff --git a/plugins/vlc-video/vlc-video-source.c b/plugins/vlc-video/vlc-video-source.c
index 1e3a09ef8c93e4bec3e30eb9e2a7e67d9f15ad0b..e601c5f2d9b3639ce2a224618d6fd0b8158b4792 100644
--- a/plugins/vlc-video/vlc-video-source.c
+++ b/plugins/vlc-video/vlc-video-source.c
@@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ static obs_properties_t *vlcs_properties(void *data)
 	struct dstr path = {0};
 	obs_property_t *p;
 
+	obs_properties_set_flags(ppts, OBS_PROPERTIES_DEFER_UPDATE);
 	obs_properties_add_bool(ppts, S_LOOP, T_LOOP);
 	obs_properties_add_bool(ppts, S_SHUFFLE, T_SHUFFLE);