diff --git a/apps/codecs/libmusepack/streaminfo.c b/apps/codecs/libmusepack/streaminfo.c
index d9c925dbfb..3edf50a5ea 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/libmusepack/streaminfo.c
+++ b/apps/codecs/libmusepack/streaminfo.c
@@ -223,15 +223,17 @@ mpc_streaminfo_read(mpc_streaminfo * si, mpc_reader * r)
 #endif
         si->stream_version = HeaderData[0] >> 24;
 
-        // stream version 8
-        if ((si->stream_version & 15) >= 8) {
-            return ERROR_CODE_INVALIDSV;
-        }
         // stream version 7
-        else if ((si->stream_version & 15) == 7) {
+        if ((si->stream_version & 15) == 7) {
             Error = streaminfo_read_header_sv7(si, HeaderData);
             if (Error != ERROR_CODE_OK) return Error;
+        } else {
+            // only sv7 allowed with "MP+" signature
+            return ERROR_CODE_INVALIDSV;
         }
+    } else if (memcmp(HeaderData, "MPCK", 4) == 0) {
+        // stream version 8 uses "MPCK" signature
+        return ERROR_CODE_INVALIDSV;
     } else {
 #ifdef MPC_SUPPORT_SV456
 #ifndef MPC_LITTLE_ENDIAN
diff --git a/apps/metadata/mpc.c b/apps/metadata/mpc.c
index e20ac3e8a2..3f8907a934 100644
--- a/apps/metadata/mpc.c
+++ b/apps/metadata/mpc.c
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ bool get_musepack_metadata(int fd, struct mp3entry *id3)
         
         header[0] = letoh32(header[0]);
         streamversion = (header[0] >> 24) & 15;
-        if (streamversion >= 8) {
-            return false; /* SV8 or higher don't exist yet, so no support */
-        } else if (streamversion == 7) {
+        if (streamversion == 7) {
             unsigned int gapless = (header[5] >> 31) & 0x0001;
             unsigned int last_frame_samples = (header[5] >> 20) & 0x07ff;
             unsigned int bufused = 0;
@@ -82,7 +80,11 @@ bool get_musepack_metadata(int fd, struct mp3entry *id3)
            
             bufused = set_replaygain(id3, false, header[3], bufused);
             bufused = set_replaygain(id3, true, header[4], bufused);
+        } else {
+            return false; /* only SV7 is allowed within a "MP+" signature */
         }
+    } else if (!memcmp(header, "MPCK", 4)) { /* Compare to sig "MPCK" */ 
+        return false; /* SV8 is not supported yet */
     } else {
         return false; /* SV4-6 is not supported anymore */
     }