diff --git a/src/bin/jp2/opj_compress.c b/src/bin/jp2/opj_compress.c
index 1399d527..efe22d81 100644
--- a/src/bin/jp2/opj_compress.c
+++ b/src/bin/jp2/opj_compress.c
@@ -1957,6 +1957,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     /* Read directory if necessary */
     if (img_fol.set_imgdir == 1) {
         num_images = get_num_images(img_fol.imgdirpath);
+        if((num_images > SIZE_MAX/(OPJ_PATH_LEN * sizeof(char))){
+            fprintf(stdout, "Max images exceeded\n");
+            ret = 0;
+            goto fin;
+        } else {
         dirptr = (dircnt_t*)malloc(sizeof(dircnt_t));
         if (dirptr) {
             dirptr->filename_buf = (char*)calloc(num_images, OPJ_PATH_LEN * sizeof(
@@ -1974,6 +1979,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             ret = 0;
             goto fin;
         }
+        }
         if (num_images == 0) {
             fprintf(stdout, "Folder is empty\n");
             ret = 0;