diff --git a/libavcodec/mpc8.c b/libavcodec/mpc8.c
index 9dacc29766..3b98b5f709 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpc8.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpc8.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static int mpc8_decode_frame(AVCodecContext * avctx, void *data,
         if(maxband > 32) maxband -= 33;
     }
 
-    if(maxband > c->maxbands + 1 || maxband >= BANDS) {
+    if(maxband > c->maxbands + 1) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "maxband %d too large\n",maxband);
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }