diff --git a/libavcodec/jpeg2000.c b/libavcodec/jpeg2000.c
index 14f36c4eaf..a2c3e47bad 100644
--- a/libavcodec/jpeg2000.c
+++ b/libavcodec/jpeg2000.c
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ int ff_jpeg2000_init_component(Jpeg2000Component *comp,
     int reslevelno, bandno, gbandno = 0, ret, i, j;
     uint32_t csize;
 
+    if (codsty->nreslevels2decode <= 0) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "nreslevels2decode %d invalid or uninitialized\n", codsty->nreslevels2decode);
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
     if (ret = ff_jpeg2000_dwt_init(&comp->dwt, comp->coord,
                                    codsty->nreslevels2decode - 1,
                                    codsty->transform))