diff --git a/libavformat/mov.c b/libavformat/mov.c
index ca49786ea2..f804614a50 100644
--- a/libavformat/mov.c
+++ b/libavformat/mov.c
@@ -407,11 +407,11 @@ retry:
                 return ret;
             } else if (!key && c->found_hdlr_mdta && c->meta_keys) {
                 uint32_t index = AV_RB32(&atom.type);
-                if (index < c->meta_keys_count) {
+                if (index < c->meta_keys_count && index > 0) {
                     key = c->meta_keys[index];
                 } else {
                     av_log(c->fc, AV_LOG_WARNING,
-                           "The index of 'data' is out of range: %d >= %d.\n",
+                           "The index of 'data' is out of range: %d < 1 or >= %d.\n",
                            index, c->meta_keys_count);
                 }
             }