diff --git a/libavcodec/indeo5.c b/libavcodec/indeo5.c
index 50f4dd0c38..d0aea84f5a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/indeo5.c
+++ b/libavcodec/indeo5.c
@@ -468,6 +468,12 @@ static int decode_mb_info(IVI5DecContext *ctx, IVIBandDesc *band,
         ((band->qdelta_present && band->inherit_qdelta) || band->inherit_mv))
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
 
+    if( tile->num_MBs != IVI_MBs_PER_TILE(tile->width, tile->height, band->mb_size) ){
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "allocated tile size %d mismatches parameters %d\n",
+               tile->num_MBs, IVI_MBs_PER_TILE(tile->width, tile->height, band->mb_size));
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
     /* scale factor for motion vectors */
     mv_scale = (ctx->planes[0].bands[0].mb_size >> 3) - (band->mb_size >> 3);
     mv_x = mv_y = 0;