diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
index a0627e5a43..367400581c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ static int huffman_decode(MPADecodeContext *s, GranuleDef *g,
     /* skip extension bits */
     bits_left = end_pos - get_bits_count(&s->gb);
 //av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "left:%d buf:%p\n", bits_left, s->in_gb.buffer);
-    if (bits_left < 0 || bits_left > 16) {
+    if (bits_left < 0 || bits_left > 500) {
         av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "bits_left=%d\n", bits_left);
         s_index=0;
     }else if(bits_left > 0 && s->error_resilience >= FF_ER_AGGRESSIVE){