100% CPU, uncloseable at end of deleted file

How to reproduce every time in version 2.2.8-4 on Arch Linux:

1. Start playing a video
2. Delete the video file while the video is still playing

When the video finishes playing an error log window appears with the following two messages repeating infinitely:

File reading failed: VLC could not open the file "/path/to/file" (No such file or directory).

and

Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'file:///URL/encoded/path/to/file'. Check the log for details.

From this point VLC consumes 100% of the relevant CPU, and has to be xkilled

This is a regression from earlier versions.