diff --git a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c
index d66ee27301b6c5395f555c2aaa2e2bb1a73a2619..fa680d9832759f9d2b8f9072ff95728f5283a7de 100644
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static void setup_frame_size_with_refs(VP9D_COMP *pbi,
   if (!found)
     read_frame_size(rb, &width, &height);
 
-  if (!width || !height)
+  if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
     vpx_internal_error(&cm->error, VPX_CODEC_CORRUPT_FRAME,
                        "Referenced frame with invalid size");