diff --git a/libavcodec/msrle.c b/libavcodec/msrle.c
index adb55b1302..1ab8a41985 100644
--- a/libavcodec/msrle.c
+++ b/libavcodec/msrle.c
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ static int msrle_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     s->buf = buf;
     s->size = buf_size;
 
+    if (buf_size < 2) //Minimally a end of picture code should be there
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+
     if ((ret = ff_reget_buffer(avctx, s->frame)) < 0)
         return ret;