diff --git a/libavformat/riffdec.c b/libavformat/riffdec.c
index 447a6864b7..74f93acedf 100644
--- a/libavformat/riffdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/riffdec.c
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ int ff_get_wav_header(AVIOContext *pb, AVCodecContext *codec, int size)
         if (size > 0)
             avio_skip(pb, size);
     }
+    if (codec->sample_rate <= 0) {
+        av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR,
+               "Invalid sample rate: %d\n", codec->sample_rate);
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
     if (codec->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_AAC_LATM) {
         /* Channels and sample_rate values are those prior to applying SBR
          * and/or PS. */