diff --git a/libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c b/libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c
index ca4c4685a6..0f0259aa28 100644
--- a/libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c
@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@ static int get_cod(Jpeg2000DecoderContext *s, Jpeg2000CodingStyle *c,
     tmp.nlayers = bytestream2_get_be16u(&s->g);
     tmp.mct     = bytestream2_get_byteu(&s->g); // multiple component transformation
 
+    if (tmp.mct && s->ncomponents < 3) {
+        av_log(s->avctx, "MCT %d with too few components (%d)\n", tmp.mct, s->ncomponents);
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
     if ((ret = get_cox(s, &tmp)) < 0)
         return ret;