diff --git a/libavcodec/vvc/ctu.c b/libavcodec/vvc/ctu.c
index d54e6a322b..fd7d07f438 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vvc/ctu.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vvc/ctu.c
@@ -2054,9 +2054,9 @@ static int palette_subblock_data(VVCLocalContext *lc,
                 const int v = PALETTE_INDEX(xc, yc);
                 if (v == esc) {
                     const int coeff = ff_vvc_palette_escape_val(lc, (1 << sps->bit_depth) - 1);
-                    const int pixel = av_clip_intp2(RSHIFT(coeff * scale, 6), sps->bit_depth);
                     if (coeff < 0)
                         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+                    const int pixel = av_clip_intp2(RSHIFT(coeff * scale, 6), sps->bit_depth);
                     PALETTE_SET_PIXEL(xc, yc, pixel);
                 } else {
                     PALETTE_SET_PIXEL(xc, yc, plt->entries[v]);