diff --git a/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c b/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c
index d18464769d..7ae58e0985 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hq_hqa.c
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ static int hqa_decode_mb(HQContext *c, AVFrame *pic, int qgroup,
     int flag = 0;
     int i, ret, cbp;
 
+    if (get_bits_left(gb) < 1)
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+
     cbp = get_vlc2(gb, c->hqa_cbp_vlc.table, 5, 1);
 
     for (i = 0; i < 12; i++)