diff --git a/libavformat/mpc8.c b/libavformat/mpc8.c
index 722d0ee05f..6524c7e489 100644
--- a/libavformat/mpc8.c
+++ b/libavformat/mpc8.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int mpc8_probe(AVProbeData *p)
         size = bs_get_v(&bs);
         if (size < 2)
             return 0;
-        if (bs + size - 2 >= bs_end)
+        if (size >= bs_end - bs + 2)
             return AVPROBE_SCORE_EXTENSION - 1; // seems to be valid MPC but no header yet
         if (header_found) {
             if (size < 11 || size > 28)