diff --git a/libavformat/vividas.c b/libavformat/vividas.c
index 645e322b6e7be938ec1507cff090ca18c0202c49..1ac86a107e2d86c7a38db9f19731e1cd71b2ce26 100644
--- a/libavformat/vividas.c
+++ b/libavformat/vividas.c
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ static void decode_block(uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dest, unsigned size,
 
     if (align) {
         uint32_t tmpkey = *key_ptr - key;
+        if (a2 > s) {
+            a2 = s;
+            avpriv_request_sample(NULL, "tiny aligned block\n");
+        }
         memcpy(tmp + align, src, a2);
         xor_block(tmp, tmp, 4, key, &tmpkey);
         memcpy(dest, tmp + align, a2);