diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
index 1060979e33..31acad303f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ function media_handle_upload($file_id, $post_id, $post_data = array(), $override
 			$content .= ' ' . sprintf( __( 'Genre: %s.' ), $meta['genre'] );
 
 	// Use image exif/iptc data for title and caption defaults if possible.
-	} elseif ( $image_meta = @wp_read_image_metadata( $file ) ) {
+	} elseif ( 0 === strpos( $type, 'image/' ) && $image_meta = @wp_read_image_metadata( $file ) ) {
 		if ( trim( $image_meta['title'] ) && ! is_numeric( sanitize_title( $image_meta['title'] ) ) )
 			$title = $image_meta['title'];
 		if ( trim( $image_meta['caption'] ) )