diff --git a/libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c b/libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c
index e6e34767bb..ee4eb03bc6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static int decode_cdlms(WmallDecodeCtx *s)
                 if ((1 << cbits) < s->cdlms[c][i].scaling + 1)
                     cbits++;
 
-                s->cdlms[c][i].bitsend = get_bits(&s->gb, cbits) + 2;
+                s->cdlms[c][i].bitsend = (cbits ? get_bits(&s->gb, cbits) : 0) + 2;
                 shift_l = 32 - s->cdlms[c][i].bitsend;
                 shift_r = 32 - s->cdlms[c][i].scaling - 2;
                 for (j = 0; j < s->cdlms[c][i].coefsend; j++)