diff --git a/libavcodec/indeo4.c b/libavcodec/indeo4.c
index 9b013e8321..3dd58dc93b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/indeo4.c
+++ b/libavcodec/indeo4.c
@@ -490,6 +490,11 @@ static int decode_mb_info(IVI4DecContext *ctx, IVIBandDesc *band,
     mv_scale = (ctx->planes[0].bands[0].mb_size >> 3) - (band->mb_size >> 3);
     mv_x = mv_y = 0;
 
+    if (((tile->width + band->mb_size-1)/band->mb_size) * ((tile->height + band->mb_size-1)/band->mb_size) != tile->num_MBs) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "num_MBs mismatch %d %d %d %d\n", tile->width, tile->height, band->mb_size, tile->num_MBs);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     for (y = tile->ypos; y < tile->ypos + tile->height; y += band->mb_size) {
         mb_offset = offs;