diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c
index 2ca059136..49b0999cf 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c
@@ -3189,6 +3189,13 @@ ngx_http_mp4_crop_stsc_data(ngx_http_mp4_file_t *mp4,
 
     next_chunk = trak->chunks + 1;
 
+    if (next_chunk < chunk) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, mp4->file.log, 0,
+                      "unordered mp4 stsc chunks in \"%s\"",
+                      mp4->file.name.data);
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
     ngx_log_debug4(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, mp4->file.log, 0,
                    "sample:%uD, chunk:%uD, chunks:%uD, samples:%uD",
                    start_sample, chunk, next_chunk - chunk, samples);