diff --git a/libavcodec/sonic.c b/libavcodec/sonic.c
index 4ec7d89fde..2e3ca79fdd 100644
--- a/libavcodec/sonic.c
+++ b/libavcodec/sonic.c
@@ -928,6 +928,13 @@ static av_cold int sonic_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     s->frame_size = s->channels*s->block_align*s->downsampling;
 //    avctx->frame_size = s->block_align;
 
+    if (s->num_taps * s->channels > s->frame_size) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
+               "number of taps times channels (%d * %d) larger than frame size %d\n",
+               s->num_taps, s->channels, s->frame_size);
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
     av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "Sonic: ver: %d.%d ls: %d dr: %d taps: %d block: %d frame: %d downsamp: %d\n",
         s->version, s->minor_version, s->lossless, s->decorrelation, s->num_taps, s->block_align, s->frame_size, s->downsampling);