diff --git a/libavcodec/apedec.c b/libavcodec/apedec.c
index ffd54c10f8..03afd756dc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/apedec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/apedec.c
@@ -592,14 +592,14 @@ static void decode_array_0000(APEContext *ctx, GetBitContext *gb,
     int ksummax, ksummin;
 
     rice->ksum = 0;
-    for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < FFMIN(blockstodecode, 5); i++) {
         out[i] = get_rice_ook(&ctx->gb, 10);
         rice->ksum += out[i];
     }
     rice->k = av_log2(rice->ksum / 10) + 1;
     if (rice->k >= 24)
         return;
-    for (; i < 64; i++) {
+    for (; i < FFMIN(blockstodecode, 64); i++) {
         out[i] = get_rice_ook(&ctx->gb, rice->k);
         rice->ksum += out[i];
         rice->k = av_log2(rice->ksum / ((i + 1) * 2)) + 1;