diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
index 3e2843ef6cce..fc54d993b11f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ static void _cedrus_write_ref_list(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
 		u8 dpb_idx;
 
 		dpb_idx = ref_list[i].index;
+		if (dpb_idx >= V4L2_H264_NUM_DPB_ENTRIES)
+			continue;
+
 		dpb = &decode->dpb[dpb_idx];
 
 		if (!(dpb->flags & V4L2_H264_DPB_ENTRY_FLAG_ACTIVE))