diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
index fcc1d4c48b..e78c54942b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
@@ -1949,8 +1949,10 @@ static int mpeg_decode_slice(MpegEncContext *s, int mb_y,
         }
     }
 eos: // end of slice
-    if (get_bits_left(&s->gb) < 0)
+    if (get_bits_left(&s->gb) < 0) {
+        av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "overread %d\n", -get_bits_left(&s->gb));
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
     *buf += (get_bits_count(&s->gb) - 1) / 8;
     av_dlog(s, "y %d %d %d %d\n", s->resync_mb_x, s->resync_mb_y, s->mb_x, s->mb_y);
     return 0;