diff --git a/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c b/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c
index 42945107dd..c49ad7eb39 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ static av_cold int dnxhd_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "cid %d\n", ctx->cid);
 
     index = ff_dnxhd_get_cid_table(ctx->cid);
+    if (index < 0)
+        return index;
     ctx->cid_table = &ff_dnxhd_cid_table[index];
 
     ctx->m.avctx    = avctx;