diff --git a/lib/media/streaming_engine.js b/lib/media/streaming_engine.js
index 83f1dffd68..0ba273a3a6 100644
--- a/lib/media/streaming_engine.js
+++ b/lib/media/streaming_engine.js
@@ -1261,10 +1261,9 @@ shaka.media.StreamingEngine = class {
               stream.mimeType == 'audio/mp4';
       const isReadableStreamSupported = window.ReadableStream;
       // Enable MP4 low latency streaming with ReadableStream chunked data.
-      // Disabled when AES-128 is present, as we cannot decrypt part of a
-      // segment.
+      // And only for DASH.
       if (this.config_.lowLatencyMode && isReadableStreamSupported && isMP4 &&
-          !reference.hlsAes128Key) {
+          this.manifest_.type != shaka.media.ManifestParser.HLS) {
         let remaining = new Uint8Array(0);
         let processingResult = false;
         let callbackCalled = false;