diff --git a/libavcodec/gdv.c b/libavcodec/gdv.c
index addd513091..d828421199 100644
--- a/libavcodec/gdv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/gdv.c
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ static int gdv_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     if (pal && pal_size == AVPALETTE_SIZE)
         memcpy(gdv->pal, pal, AVPALETTE_SIZE);
 
+    if (compression < 2 && bytestream2_get_bytes_left(gb) < 256*3)
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     rescale(gdv, gdv->frame, avctx->width, avctx->height,
             !!(flags & 0x10), !!(flags & 0x20));
 
@@ -432,8 +434,6 @@ static int gdv_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     case 1:
         memset(gdv->frame + PREAMBLE_SIZE, 0, gdv->frame_size - PREAMBLE_SIZE);
     case 0:
-        if (bytestream2_get_bytes_left(gb) < 256*3)
-            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
         for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
             unsigned r = bytestream2_get_byte(gb);
             unsigned g = bytestream2_get_byte(gb);