diff --git a/tools/target_dec_fuzzer.c b/tools/target_dec_fuzzer.c
index 0195d8910e..c0e59983c4 100644
--- a/tools/target_dec_fuzzer.c
+++ b/tools/target_dec_fuzzer.c
@@ -441,6 +441,10 @@ maximums_reached:
         got_frame = 0;
         av_frame_unref(frame);
         decode_handler(ctx, frame, &got_frame, avpkt);
+
+        nb_samples += frame->nb_samples;
+        if (nb_samples > maxsamples)
+            break;
     } while (got_frame == 1 && it++ < maxiteration);
 
     fprintf(stderr, "pixels decoded: %"PRId64", samples decoded: %"PRId64", iterations: %d\n", ec_pixels, nb_samples, it);