diff --git a/src/artwork.c b/src/artwork.c
index 501c5b58..c121d67b 100644
--- a/src/artwork.c
+++ b/src/artwork.c
@@ -1078,8 +1078,10 @@ artwork_get_group(int id, int max_w, int max_h, int format, struct evbuffer *evb
   while (!got_art && ((ret = db_query_fetch_file(&qp, &dbmfi)) == 0) && (dbmfi.id))
     {
 #if LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR >= 55 || (LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR == 54 && LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR >= 20)
-      got_art = (artwork_get_embedded_image(dbmfi.path, max_w, max_h, format, evbuf) > 0)
-                || (artwork_get_own_image(dbmfi.path, max_w, max_h, format, evbuf) > 0);
+/* Searching for embedded artwork disabled, not good for performance */
+/*      got_art = (artwork_get_embedded_image(dbmfi.path, max_w, max_h, format, evbuf) > 0)
+                || (artwork_get_own_image(dbmfi.path, max_w, max_h, format, evbuf) > 0);*/
+      got_art = (artwork_get_own_image(dbmfi.path, max_w, max_h, format, evbuf) > 0);
 #else
       got_art = (artwork_get_own_image(dbmfi.path, max_w, max_h, format, evbuf) > 0);
 #endif