diff --git a/libavformat/thp.c b/libavformat/thp.c
index 76b9b3820c..38db4da89a 100644
--- a/libavformat/thp.c
+++ b/libavformat/thp.c
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ static int thp_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
         }
     }
 
+    if (!thp->vst)
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+
     return 0;
 }