diff --git a/src/status.cpp b/src/status.cpp
index e784ddb5..e45db1fb 100644
--- a/src/status.cpp
+++ b/src/status.cpp
@@ -519,8 +519,11 @@ void NcmpcppStatusChanged(Connection *, StatusChanges changed, void *)
 	}
 	if (changed.DBUpdating)
 	{
-		mpd_db_updating = Mpd.GetDBIsUpdating() ? 'U' : 0;
-		ShowMessage(!mpd_db_updating ? "Database update finished!" : "Database update started!");
+		// mpd-0.{14,15} doesn't support idle notification that dbupdate had
+		// finished and nothing changed, so we need to switch it off for them.
+		if (Mpd.Version() < 14 || Mpd.Version() > 15)
+			mpd_db_updating = Mpd.GetDBIsUpdating() ? 'U' : 0;
+		ShowMessage(Mpd.GetDBIsUpdating() ? "Database update finished!" : "Database update started!");
 	}
 	if (changed.StatusFlags && (Config.header_visibility || Config.new_design))
 	{