diff --git a/src/textures/VideoTexture.js b/src/textures/VideoTexture.js
index 7f0415312cca4e..a0830777de7a54 100644
--- a/src/textures/VideoTexture.js
+++ b/src/textures/VideoTexture.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ THREE.VideoTexture = function ( video, mapping, wrapS, wrapT, magFilter, minFilt
 
 		requestAnimationFrame( update );
 
-		if ( video.readyState === video.HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA ) {
+		if ( video.readyState >= video.HAVE_CURRENT_DATA ) {
 
 			scope.needsUpdate = true;