diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c
index 1cd017c27..041ad263b 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c
@@ -3156,6 +3156,13 @@ ngx_http_mp4_crop_stsc_data(ngx_http_mp4_file_t *mp4,
 
         next_chunk = ngx_mp4_get_32value(entry->chunk);
 
+        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_debug5(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, mp4->file.log, 0,
                        "sample:%uD, chunk:%uD, chunks:%uD, "
                        "samples:%uD, id:%uD",