diff --git a/libavcodec/svq3.c b/libavcodec/svq3.c
index 124699ade7..a7d74b2e5f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/svq3.c
+++ b/libavcodec/svq3.c
@@ -1259,6 +1259,7 @@ static av_cold int svq3_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
             uint8_t *buf;
 
             if (watermark_height <= 0 ||
+                get_bits_left(&gb) <= 0 ||
                 (uint64_t)watermark_width * 4 > UINT_MAX / watermark_height)
                 return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;