diff --git a/pkg/aac/rtp.go b/pkg/aac/rtp.go
index a59a0d67..b5ae4a10 100644
--- a/pkg/aac/rtp.go
+++ b/pkg/aac/rtp.go
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@ func RTPDepay(handler core.HandlerFunc) core.HandlerFunc {
 		headers := packet.Payload[2 : 2+headersSize]
 		units := packet.Payload[2+headersSize:]
 
-		for len(headers) > 0 {
+		for len(headers) >= 2 {
 			unitSize := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(headers) >> 3
 
+			if len(units) < int(unitSize) {
+				return
+			}
+
 			unit := units[:unitSize]
 
 			headers = headers[2:]