diff --git a/libavfilter/asrc_anullsrc.c b/libavfilter/asrc_anullsrc.c
index f6bd595470..dabdb43f18 100644
--- a/libavfilter/asrc_anullsrc.c
+++ b/libavfilter/asrc_anullsrc.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ static const AVOption anullsrc_options[]= {
     { "cl",             "set channel_layout", OFFSET(channel_layout_str), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = "stereo"}, 0, 0, FLAGS },
     { "sample_rate",    "set sample rate",    OFFSET(sample_rate_str)   , AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = "44100"}, 0, 0, FLAGS },
     { "r",              "set sample rate",    OFFSET(sample_rate_str)   , AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = "44100"}, 0, 0, FLAGS },
-    { "nb_samples",     "set the number of samples per requested frame", OFFSET(nb_samples), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 1024}, 0, INT_MAX, FLAGS },
-    { "n",              "set the number of samples per requested frame", OFFSET(nb_samples), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 1024}, 0, INT_MAX, FLAGS },
+    { "nb_samples",     "set the number of samples per requested frame", OFFSET(nb_samples), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 1024}, 1, UINT16_MAX, FLAGS },
+    { "n",              "set the number of samples per requested frame", OFFSET(nb_samples), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 1024}, 1, UINT16_MAX, FLAGS },
     { "duration",       "set the audio duration",                        OFFSET(duration),   AV_OPT_TYPE_DURATION, {.i64 = -1}, -1, INT64_MAX, FLAGS },
     { "d",              "set the audio duration",                        OFFSET(duration),   AV_OPT_TYPE_DURATION, {.i64 = -1}, -1, INT64_MAX, FLAGS },
     { NULL }