diff --git a/libavcodec/dcadec.c b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
index 42f1eed6f0..d35cc3f976 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dcadec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
@@ -1442,6 +1442,7 @@ 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 };*/
+        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] */);