--- src/xitk/actions.c.orig	2008-08-18 16:38:52.000000000 -0400
+++ src/xitk/actions.c	2008-08-18 17:43:53.000000000 -0400
@@ -1334,10 +1345,11 @@
 void gui_seek_relative (int off_sec) {
   int        err;
   pthread_t  pth;
-  
-  if((err = pthread_create(&pth, NULL, _gui_seek_relative, (void *)off_sec)) != 0) {
-    printf(_("%s(): can't create new thread (%s)\n"), __XINE_FUNCTION__, strerror(err));
-    abort();
+  if(!strstr(gGui->mmk.mrl, ".vdr\0")) {
+    if((err = pthread_create(&pth, NULL, _gui_seek_relative, (void *)off_sec)) != 0) {
+      printf(_("%s(): can't create new thread (%s)\n"), __XINE_FUNCTION__, strerror(err));
+      abort();
+    }
   }
 }