diff --git a/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c b/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c
index 499ed4ca0e..19d44e4bd7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@ int ff_mjpeg_decode_sof(MJpegDecodeContext *s)
     if (nb_components <= 0 ||
         nb_components > MAX_COMPONENTS)
         return -1;
+    if (s->interlaced && (s->bottom_field == !s->interlace_polarity)) {
+        if (nb_components != s->nb_components) {
+            av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "nb_components changing in interlaced picture\n");
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+        }
+    }
     if (s->ls && !(s->bits <= 8 || nb_components == 1)) {
         av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
                "only <= 8 bits/component or 16-bit gray accepted for JPEG-LS\n");