diff --git a/libavcodec/bonk.c b/libavcodec/bonk.c
index 5f510e4910..4a00270392 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bonk.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bonk.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ static int intlist_read(BonkContext *s, int *buf, int entries, int base_2_part)
     int n_zeros = 0, step = 256, dominant = 0;
     int pos = 0, level = 0;
     BitCount *bits = s->bits;
+    int passes = 1;
 
     memset(buf, 0, entries * sizeof(*buf));
     if (base_2_part) {
@@ -216,24 +217,28 @@ static int intlist_read(BonkContext *s, int *buf, int entries, int base_2_part)
     x = 0;
     n_zeros = 0;
     for (i = 0; n_zeros < entries; i++) {
+        if (x >= max_x)
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+
         if (pos >= entries) {
             pos = 0;
-            level += 1 << low_bits;
+            level += passes << low_bits;
+            passes = 1;
+            if (bits[x].bit && bits[x].count > entries - n_zeros)
+                passes =  bits[x].count / (entries - n_zeros);
         }
 
         if (level > 1 << 16)
             return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
 
-        if (x >= max_x)
-            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
-
         if (buf[pos] >= level) {
             if (bits[x].bit)
-                buf[pos] += 1 << low_bits;
+                buf[pos] += passes << low_bits;
             else
                 n_zeros++;
 
-            bits[x].count--;
+            av_assert1(bits[x].count >= passes);
+            bits[x].count -= passes;
             x += bits[x].count == 0;
         }