diff --git a/libavformat/dcstr.c b/libavformat/dcstr.c
index 9041a86539..9ddccc7f2d 100644
--- a/libavformat/dcstr.c
+++ b/libavformat/dcstr.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ static int dcstr_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     st->codecpar->codec_type  = AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO;
     st->codecpar->channels    = avio_rl32(s->pb);
     st->codecpar->sample_rate = avio_rl32(s->pb);
+    if (st->codecpar->sample_rate <= 0)
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     codec                  = avio_rl32(s->pb);
     align                  = avio_rl32(s->pb);
     avio_skip(s->pb, 4);