diff --git a/libavformat/ape.c b/libavformat/ape.c
index e2b8adae86..bb61a2498d 100644
--- a/libavformat/ape.c
+++ b/libavformat/ape.c
@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@ static int ape_read_packet(AVFormatContext * s, AVPacket * pkt)
     AV_WL32(pkt->data    , nblocks);
     AV_WL32(pkt->data + 4, ape->frames[ape->currentframe].skip);
     ret = avio_read(s->pb, pkt->data + extra_size, ape->frames[ape->currentframe].size);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
 
     pkt->pts = ape->frames[ape->currentframe].pts;
     pkt->stream_index = 0;