diff --git a/libavcodec/twinvq.c b/libavcodec/twinvq.c
index 4f79679c21..bc0205bc55 100644
--- a/libavcodec/twinvq.c
+++ b/libavcodec/twinvq.c
@@ -523,6 +523,9 @@ int ff_twinvq_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
 
     *got_frame_ptr = 1;
 
+    // VQF can deliver packets 1 byte greater than block align
+    if (buf_size == avctx->block_align + 1)
+        return buf_size;
     return avctx->block_align;
 }