diff --git a/libavformat/cdg.c b/libavformat/cdg.c
index 54ad17e3b0..e699691925 100644
--- a/libavformat/cdg.c
+++ b/libavformat/cdg.c
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ static int read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     avpriv_set_pts_info(vst, 32, 1, 300);
 
     ret = avio_size(s->pb);
-    if (ret > 0)
-        vst->duration = (ret * vst->time_base.den) / (CDG_PACKET_SIZE * 300);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
 
+    vst->duration = (ret * vst->time_base.den) / (CDG_PACKET_SIZE * 300);
     return 0;
 }