diff --git a/libavformat/nuv.c b/libavformat/nuv.c
index 9bdea4ab55..2be22f9f51 100644
--- a/libavformat/nuv.c
+++ b/libavformat/nuv.c
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ static int get_codec_data(AVFormatContext *s, AVIOContext *pb, AVStream *vst,
                 ast->codecpar->bits_per_coded_sample = avio_rl32(pb);
                 ast->codecpar->channels              = avio_rl32(pb);
                 ast->codecpar->channel_layout        = 0;
+                if (ast->codecpar->channels <= 0) {
+                    av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid channels %d\n", ast->codecpar->channels);
+                    return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+                }
 
                 id = ff_wav_codec_get_id(ast->codecpar->codec_tag,
                                          ast->codecpar->bits_per_coded_sample);