diff --git a/libavcodec/sbrdsp_fixed.c b/libavcodec/sbrdsp_fixed.c
index 5b7b7a6f9b..f4e3de0c71 100644
--- a/libavcodec/sbrdsp_fixed.c
+++ b/libavcodec/sbrdsp_fixed.c
@@ -38,9 +38,14 @@ static SoftFloat sbr_sum_square_c(int (*x)[2], int n)
     int i, nz, round;
 
     for (i = 0; i < n; i += 2) {
+        // Larger values are inavlid and could cause overflows of accu.
+        av_assert2(FFABS(x[i + 0][0]) >> 29 == 0);
         accu += (int64_t)x[i + 0][0] * x[i + 0][0];
+        av_assert2(FFABS(x[i + 0][1]) >> 29 == 0);
         accu += (int64_t)x[i + 0][1] * x[i + 0][1];
+        av_assert2(FFABS(x[i + 1][0]) >> 29 == 0);
         accu += (int64_t)x[i + 1][0] * x[i + 1][0];
+        av_assert2(FFABS(x[i + 1][1]) >> 29 == 0);
         accu += (int64_t)x[i + 1][1] * x[i + 1][1];
     }