diff --git a/libavcodec/cbs_h266.h b/libavcodec/cbs_h266.h
index 21b9a4196c..5f12915b65 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cbs_h266.h
+++ b/libavcodec/cbs_h266.h
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ typedef struct H266RawSPS {
     uint8_t  sps_virtual_boundaries_enabled_flag;
     uint8_t  sps_virtual_boundaries_present_flag;
     uint8_t  sps_num_ver_virtual_boundaries;
-    uint16_t sps_virtual_boundary_pos_x_minus1[3];
+    uint16_t sps_virtual_boundary_pos_x_minus1[VVC_MAX_VBS];
     uint8_t  sps_num_hor_virtual_boundaries;
-    uint16_t sps_virtual_boundary_pos_y_minus1[3];
+    uint16_t sps_virtual_boundary_pos_y_minus1[VVC_MAX_VBS];
 
     uint8_t  sps_timing_hrd_params_present_flag;
     uint8_t  sps_sublayer_cpb_params_present_flag;
@@ -703,9 +703,9 @@ typedef struct  H266RawPictureHeader {
 
     uint8_t  ph_virtual_boundaries_present_flag;
     uint8_t  ph_num_ver_virtual_boundaries;
-    uint16_t ph_virtual_boundary_pos_x_minus1[3];
+    uint16_t ph_virtual_boundary_pos_x_minus1[VVC_MAX_VBS];
     uint8_t  ph_num_hor_virtual_boundaries;
-    uint16_t ph_virtual_boundary_pos_y_minus1[3];
+    uint16_t ph_virtual_boundary_pos_y_minus1[VVC_MAX_VBS];
 
     uint8_t  ph_pic_output_flag;
     H266RefPicLists ph_ref_pic_lists;
diff --git a/libavcodec/cbs_h266_syntax_template.c b/libavcodec/cbs_h266_syntax_template.c
index 53c4b60b0d..34b766c7af 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cbs_h266_syntax_template.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cbs_h266_syntax_template.c
@@ -1562,13 +1562,13 @@ static int FUNC(sps)(CodedBitstreamContext *ctx, RWContext *rw,
         flag(sps_virtual_boundaries_present_flag);
         if (current->sps_virtual_boundaries_present_flag) {
             ue(sps_num_ver_virtual_boundaries,
-               0, current->sps_pic_width_max_in_luma_samples <= 8 ? 0 : 3);
+               0, current->sps_pic_width_max_in_luma_samples <= 8 ? 0 : VVC_MAX_VBS);
             for (i = 0; i < current->sps_num_ver_virtual_boundaries; i++)
                 ues(sps_virtual_boundary_pos_x_minus1[i],
                     0, (current->sps_pic_width_max_in_luma_samples + 7) / 8 - 2,
                     1, i);
             ue(sps_num_hor_virtual_boundaries,
-               0, current->sps_pic_height_max_in_luma_samples <= 8 ? 0 : 3);
+               0, current->sps_pic_height_max_in_luma_samples <= 8 ? 0 : VVC_MAX_VBS);
             for (i = 0; i < current->sps_num_hor_virtual_boundaries; i++)
                 ues(sps_virtual_boundary_pos_y_minus1[i],
                     0, (current->sps_pic_height_max_in_luma_samples + 7) /
@@ -2714,13 +2714,13 @@ static int FUNC(picture_header) (CodedBitstreamContext *ctx, RWContext *rw,
         flag(ph_virtual_boundaries_present_flag);
         if (current->ph_virtual_boundaries_present_flag) {
             ue(ph_num_ver_virtual_boundaries,
-               0, pps->pps_pic_width_in_luma_samples <= 8 ? 0 : 3);
+               0, pps->pps_pic_width_in_luma_samples <= 8 ? 0 : VVC_MAX_VBS);
             for (i = 0; i < current->ph_num_ver_virtual_boundaries; i++) {
                 ues(ph_virtual_boundary_pos_x_minus1[i],
                     0, (pps->pps_pic_width_in_luma_samples + 7) / 8 - 2, 1, i);
             }
             ue(ph_num_hor_virtual_boundaries,
-               0, pps->pps_pic_height_in_luma_samples <= 8 ? 0 : 3);
+               0, pps->pps_pic_height_in_luma_samples <= 8 ? 0 : VVC_MAX_VBS);
             for (i = 0; i < current->ph_num_hor_virtual_boundaries; i++) {
                 ues(ph_virtual_boundary_pos_y_minus1[i],
                     0, (pps->pps_pic_height_in_luma_samples + 7) / 8 - 2, 1, i);
diff --git a/libavcodec/vvc.h b/libavcodec/vvc.h
index c4cec1eb8f..92639779c1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vvc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/vvc.h
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ enum {
     // get near that, though, so set a lower limit here with the maximum
     // possible value for 8K video (at most 135 32x32 Ctb rows).
     VVC_MAX_ENTRY_POINTS = VVC_MAX_TILE_COLUMNS * 135,
+
+    // {sps, ph}_num_{ver, hor}_virtual_boundaries should in [0, 3]
+    VVC_MAX_VBS = 3,
 };
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_VVC_H */