diff --git a/modules/minimp3/audio_stream_mp3.cpp b/modules/minimp3/audio_stream_mp3.cpp
index 8627f71987e..b128b810007 100644
--- a/modules/minimp3/audio_stream_mp3.cpp
+++ b/modules/minimp3/audio_stream_mp3.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ void AudioStreamMP3::set_data(const Vector<uint8_t> &p_data) {
 	const uint8_t *src_datar = p_data.ptr();
 
 	mp3dec_ex_t mp3d;
-	mp3dec_ex_open_buf(&mp3d, src_datar, src_data_len, MP3D_SEEK_TO_SAMPLE);
+	int err = mp3dec_ex_open_buf(&mp3d, src_datar, src_data_len, MP3D_SEEK_TO_SAMPLE);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(err != 0);
 
 	channels = mp3d.info.channels;
 	sample_rate = mp3d.info.hz;