diff --git a/libavcodec/apedec.c b/libavcodec/apedec.c
index ea71ea0ef3..325f36d6a6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/apedec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/apedec.c
@@ -603,10 +603,14 @@ static void decode_array_0000(APEContext *ctx, GetBitContext *gb,
         rice->ksum += out[i];
     }
     rice->k = av_log2(rice->ksum / 10) + 1;
+    if (rice->k >= 24)
+        return;
     for (; i < 64; i++) {
         out[i] = get_rice_ook(&ctx->gb, rice->k);
         rice->ksum += out[i];
         rice->k = av_log2(rice->ksum / ((i + 1) * 2)) + 1;
+        if (rice->k >= 24)
+            return;
     }
     ksummax = 1 << rice->k + 7;
     ksummin = rice->k ? (1 << rice->k + 6) : 0;