diff --git a/libavcodec/golomb.h b/libavcodec/golomb.h
index f2fb8928a2..627fcdc40f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/golomb.h
+++ b/libavcodec/golomb.h
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static inline int get_ur_golomb_jpegls(GetBitContext *gb, int k, int limit, int
 
     log= av_log2(buf);
 
-    if(log - k >= 32-MIN_CACHE_BITS){
+    if(log - k >= 32-MIN_CACHE_BITS && 32-log < limit){
         buf >>= log - k;
         buf += (30-log)<<k;
         LAST_SKIP_BITS(re, gb, 32 + k - log);