diff --git a/libavcodec/dcadec.c b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
index 712a72aed0..325f3fe96d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dcadec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
@@ -1279,9 +1279,10 @@ static int dca_filter_channels(DCAContext *s, int block_index)
     for (k = 0; k < s->prim_channels; k++) {
 /*        static float pcm_to_double[8] = { 32768.0, 32768.0, 524288.0, 524288.0,
                                             0, 8388608.0, 8388608.0 };*/
-        qmf_32_subbands(s, k, subband_samples[k],
-                        s->samples_chanptr[s->channel_order_tab[k]],
-                        M_SQRT1_2 / 32768.0 /* pcm_to_double[s->source_pcm_res] */);
+        if (s->channel_order_tab[k] >= 0)
+            qmf_32_subbands(s, k, subband_samples[k],
+                            s->samples_chanptr[s->channel_order_tab[k]],
+                            M_SQRT1_2 / 32768.0 /* pcm_to_double[s->source_pcm_res] */);
     }
 
     /* Down mixing */