diff --git a/libavcodec/apedec.c b/libavcodec/apedec.c
index f87131ab4f..1b23e54153 100644
--- a/libavcodec/apedec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/apedec.c
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ static inline int ape_decode_value_3860(APEContext *ctx, GetBitContext *gb,
         x = (overflow << rice->k) + get_bits(gb, rice->k);
     } else {
         av_log(ctx->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Too many bits: %"PRIu32"\n", rice->k);
+        ctx->error = 1;
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
     rice->ksum += x - (rice->ksum + 8 >> 4);