diff --git a/libavcodec/mpc8.c b/libavcodec/mpc8.c
index 3e32a65c0d..2808b58667 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpc8.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpc8.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static int mpc8_decode_frame(AVCodecContext * avctx, void *data,
         maxband = c->last_max_band + get_vlc2(gb, band_vlc.table, MPC8_BANDS_BITS, 2);
         if(maxband > 32) maxband -= 33;
     }
-    if(maxband > c->maxbands)
+    if(maxband >= BANDS)
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     c->last_max_band = maxband;