diff --git a/src/imageformats/dds.cpp b/src/imageformats/dds.cpp
index 509689e..b1f6fc0 100644
--- a/src/imageformats/dds.cpp
+++ b/src/imageformats/dds.cpp
@@ -2602,7 +2602,7 @@ int QDDSHandler::imageCount() const
     if (!ensureScanned())
         return 0;
 
-    return qMax<quint32>(1, m_header.mipMapCount);
+    return qBound<quint32>(1, m_header.mipMapCount, 32);
 }
 
 bool QDDSHandler::jumpToImage(int imageNumber)