diff --git a/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs
index 8dbf71e7faadc..8d7cfa9925557 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ pub fn animation_player(
                             .keyframe_timestamps
                             .binary_search_by(|probe| probe.partial_cmp(&elapsed).unwrap())
                         {
+                            Ok(n) if n >= curve.keyframe_timestamps.len() - 1 => continue, // this curve is finished
                             Ok(i) => i,
                             Err(0) => continue, // this curve isn't started yet
                             Err(n) if n > curve.keyframe_timestamps.len() - 1 => continue, // this curve is finished