diff --git a/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp b/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
index 3f01fc86c..42eb6bc02 100644
--- a/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
+++ b/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ int QTorrentHandle::num_uploads() const {
 
 bool QTorrentHandle::is_seed() const {
   Q_ASSERT(h.is_valid());
-  return h.is_seed();
+  // Affected by bug http://code.rasterbar.com/libtorrent/ticket/402
+  //return h.is_seed();
+  return (progress() == 1.);
 }
 
 bool QTorrentHandle::is_auto_managed() const {