diff --git a/lib/media/streaming_engine.js b/lib/media/streaming_engine.js
index 20afce830c..852519b3d6 100644
--- a/lib/media/streaming_engine.js
+++ b/lib/media/streaming_engine.js
@@ -2095,13 +2095,14 @@ shaka.media.StreamingEngine.prototype.evict_ = function(
   let bufferedBehind = presentationTime - startTime;
 
   let overflow = bufferedBehind - bufferBehind;
-  if (overflow <= 0) {
+  // See: https://github.com/google/shaka-player/issues/2982
+  if (overflow <= 0.01) {
     shaka.log.v2(logPrefix,
                  'buffer behind okay:',
                  'presentationTime=' + presentationTime,
                  'bufferedBehind=' + bufferedBehind,
                  'bufferBehind=' + bufferBehind,
-                 'underflow=' + (-overflow));
+                 'underflow=' + Math.abs(overflow));
     return Promise.resolve();
   }