diff --git a/libheif/plugins/decoder_dav1d.cc b/libheif/plugins/decoder_dav1d.cc
index ce5ea98a06..f8e3ed53a4 100644
--- a/libheif/plugins/decoder_dav1d.cc
+++ b/libheif/plugins/decoder_dav1d.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstdio>
+#include <limits>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include <dav1d/version.h>
 #include <dav1d/dav1d.h>
@@ -90,7 +92,13 @@ struct heif_error dav1d_new_decoder(void** dec)
 
   dav1d_default_settings(&decoder->settings);
 
-  decoder->settings.frame_size_limit = heif_get_global_security_limits()->max_image_size_pixels;
+  if (std::cmp_greater(heif_get_global_security_limits()->max_image_size_pixels, std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max())) {
+    decoder->settings.frame_size_limit = 0;
+  }
+  else {
+    decoder->settings.frame_size_limit = static_cast<unsigned int>(heif_get_global_security_limits()->max_image_size_pixels);
+  }
+
   decoder->settings.all_layers = 0;
 
   if (dav1d_open(&decoder->context, &decoder->settings) != 0) {