diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
index a10421c..19f156e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
@@ -487,6 +487,13 @@ av_cold int ff_MPV_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "H.263 does not support resolutions above 2048x1152\n");
         return -1;
     }
+    
+    if ((s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_WMV1 ||
+         s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_WMV2) &&
+         avctx->width & 1) {
+         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "width must be multiple of 2\n");
+         return -1;
+    }
 
     if ((s->flags & (CODEC_FLAG_INTERLACED_DCT | CODEC_FLAG_INTERLACED_ME)) &&
         s->codec_id != CODEC_ID_MPEG4 && s->codec_id != CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO) {