diff -up mp3info-0.8.4.org/mp3tech.c mp3info-0.8.4/mp3tech.c
--- mp3info-0.8.4.org/mp3tech.c	2007-07-08 20:07:06 +0400
+++ mp3info-0.8.4/mp3tech.c	2007-07-16 15:31:12 +0400
@@ -225,6 +225,19 @@ int get_header(FILE *file,mp3header *hea
 	header->sync=0;
 	return 0;
     }
+
+ /*    
+    printf("Audio Frame Header buffer={%02X %02X %02X %02X} Seek=%10ld\n",
+        (int)buffer[0],(int)buffer[1],(int)buffer[2],(int)buffer[3],ftell(file));
+// */
+
+    /* Ignore for free format frame */
+    header->bitrate=(buffer[2] >> 4) & 0x0F;
+    if(!header->bitrate) {
+	header->sync=0;
+	return 0;
+    }
+
     header->sync=(((int)buffer[0]<<4) | ((int)(buffer[1]&0xE0)>>4));
     if(buffer[1] & 0x10) header->version=(buffer[1] >> 3) & 1;
                     else header->version=2;
@@ -234,7 +247,6 @@ int get_header(FILE *file,mp3header *hea
 	return 0;
     }
     header->crc=buffer[1] & 1;
-    header->bitrate=(buffer[2] >> 4) & 0x0F;
     header->freq=(buffer[2] >> 2) & 0x3;
     header->padding=(buffer[2] >>1) & 0x1;
     header->extension=(buffer[2]) & 0x1;