diff --git a/libavcodec/aacsbr_template.c b/libavcodec/aacsbr_template.c
index 821615f2ab..d9ee4efe6e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacsbr_template.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aacsbr_template.c
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ static int sbr_make_f_derived(AACContext *ac, SpectralBandReplication *sbr)
 
     if (sbr->n_q > 5) {
         av_log(ac->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Too many noise floor scale factors: %d\n", sbr->n_q);
+        sbr->n_q = 1;
         return -1;
     }