diff --git a/unshackle/core/downloaders/n_m3u8dl_re.py b/unshackle/core/downloaders/n_m3u8dl_re.py
index 7789d10..c88ab3f 100644
--- a/unshackle/core/downloaders/n_m3u8dl_re.py
+++ b/unshackle/core/downloaders/n_m3u8dl_re.py
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ def build_download_args(
         args["--skip-merge"] = skip_merge
     if ad_keyword:
         args["--ad-keyword"] = ad_keyword
+    # Disable segment count validation to work around N_m3u8DL-RE's Math.Ceiling
+    # bug in duration-based SegmentTemplate calculation (see nilaoda/N_m3u8DL-RE#108)
+    args["--check-segments-count"] = False
 
     key_args = []
     if content_keys: