diff --git a/libavcodec/cook.c b/libavcodec/cook.c
index 5860288e04..4f83c9dc25 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cook.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cook.c
@@ -1215,8 +1215,8 @@ static av_cold int cook_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
         q->num_subpackets++;
         s++;
-        if (s > MAX_SUBPACKETS) {
-            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "subpackets > %d", MAX_SUBPACKETS);
+        if (s > FFMIN(MAX_SUBPACKETS, avctx->block_align)) {
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "subpackets > %d", FFMIN(MAX_SUBPACKETS, avctx->block_align));
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }
     }