diff --git a/libavformat/mpc8.c b/libavformat/mpc8.c
index 1a611f1f9f..687853bcde 100644
--- a/libavformat/mpc8.c
+++ b/libavformat/mpc8.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static void mpc8_parse_seektable(AVFormatContext *s, int64_t off)
         av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "No seek table at given position\n");
         return;
     }
-    if(!(buf = av_malloc(size)))
+    if(!(buf = av_malloc(size + FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE)))
         return;
     get_buffer(s->pb, buf, size);
     init_get_bits(&gb, buf, size * 8);