diff --git a/libavcodec/dcadec.c b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
index cd4432368c..af26dceafd 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dcadec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
@@ -1297,6 +1297,9 @@ static int set_channel_layout(AVCodecContext *avctx, int channels, int num_core_
                 s->channel_order_tab = ff_dca_channel_reorder_nolfe[s->amode];
         }
 
+        if (channels < ff_dca_channels[s->amode])
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+
         if (channels > !!s->lfe &&
             s->channel_order_tab[channels - 1 - !!s->lfe] < 0)
             return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;