diff --git a/libavformat/ape.c b/libavformat/ape.c
index d67e684167..a9c695efe0 100644
--- a/libavformat/ape.c
+++ b/libavformat/ape.c
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ static int ape_read_header(AVFormatContext * s)
         ape->seektable = av_malloc(ape->seektablelength);
         if (!ape->seektable)
             return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-        for (i = 0; i < ape->seektablelength / sizeof(uint32_t); i++)
+        for (i = 0;
+             i < ape->seektablelength / sizeof(uint32_t) && !pb->eof_reached;
+             i++)
             ape->seektable[i] = avio_rl32(pb);
     }