--- a/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp
@@ -1247,18 +1247,17 @@ MediaFormatReader::Update(TrackType aTra
     }
   }
 
   if (decoder.mNeedDraining) {
     DrainDecoder(aTrack);
     return;
   }
 
-  if (decoder.mError &&
-      decoder.mError.ref().Code() == NS_ERROR_DOM_MEDIA_DECODE_ERR) {
+  if (decoder.mError && !decoder.HasFatalError()) {
     decoder.mDecodePending = false;
     decoder.mError.reset();
     if (++decoder.mNumOfConsecutiveError > decoder.mMaxConsecutiveError) {
       NotifyError(aTrack);
       return;
     }
     LOG("%s decoded error count %d", TrackTypeToStr(aTrack),
                                      decoder.mNumOfConsecutiveError);