diff --git a/libavcodec/loco.c b/libavcodec/loco.c
index 9b7359832d..aea478d563 100644
--- a/libavcodec/loco.c
+++ b/libavcodec/loco.c
@@ -130,12 +130,15 @@ static int loco_decode_plane(LOCOContext *l, uint8_t *data, int width, int heigh
 {
     RICEContext rc;
     int val;
+    int ret;
     int i, j;
 
     if(buf_size<=0)
         return -1;
 
-    init_get_bits8(&rc.gb, buf, buf_size);
+    if ((ret = init_get_bits8(&rc.gb, buf, buf_size)) < 0)
+        return ret;
+
     rc.save  = 0;
     rc.run   = 0;
     rc.run2  = 0;