diff --git a/libavcodec/nuv.c b/libavcodec/nuv.c
index 232cea3fc9..9b74c44158 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nuv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nuv.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static int get_quant(AVCodecContext *avctx, NuvContext *c,
  */
 static void get_quant_quality(NuvContext *c, int quality) {
     int i;
+    quality = FFMAX(quality, 1);
     for (i = 0; i < 64; i++) {
         c->lq[i] = (fallback_lquant[i] << 7) / quality;
         c->cq[i] = (fallback_cquant[i] << 7) / quality;