diff --git a/libavcodec/mdec.c b/libavcodec/mdec.c
index 545b919411..9b6e6b6dd9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mdec.c
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ static inline int decode_mb(MDECContext *a, DCTELEM block[6][64]){
     a->dsp.clear_blocks(block[0]);
 
     for(i=0; i<6; i++){
-        if( mdec_decode_block_intra(a, block[ block_index[i] ], block_index[i]) < 0)
+        if( mdec_decode_block_intra(a, block[ block_index[i] ], block_index[i]) < 0 ||
+            get_bits_left(&a->gb) < 0)
             return -1;
     }
     return 0;