diff --git a/libavcodec/fmvc.c b/libavcodec/fmvc.c
index 5778d7b53f..5bee96a18d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/fmvc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/fmvc.c
@@ -402,6 +402,9 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     AVFrame *frame = data;
     int ret, y, x;
 
+    if (avpkt->size < 8)
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+
     if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, 0)) < 0)
         return ret;