diff --git a/src/p_armpe.cpp b/src/p_armpe.cpp
index 801b32c7..6bbe195c 100644
--- a/src/p_armpe.cpp
+++ b/src/p_armpe.cpp
@@ -1764,6 +1764,12 @@ void PackArmPe::pack(OutputFile *fo)
     ft.addvalue = ih.codebase - rvamin;
     // compress
     int strategy = allow_filter ? 0 : -3;
+    // disable filters for files with broken headers
+    if (ih.codebase + ih.codesize > ph.u_len)
+    {
+        ft.buf_len = 1;
+        strategy = -3;
+    }
     compressWithFilters(&ft, 2048, strategy,
                         NULL, 0, 0, ih.codebase, rvamin);
 // info: see buildLoader()
diff --git a/src/p_w32pe.cpp b/src/p_w32pe.cpp
index 50510d4a..fcd4147a 100644
--- a/src/p_w32pe.cpp
+++ b/src/p_w32pe.cpp
@@ -1853,6 +1853,14 @@ void PackW32Pe::pack(OutputFile *fo)
     ft.addvalue = ih.codebase - rvamin;
     // compress
     int strategy = allow_filter ? 0 : -3;
+
+    // disable filters for files with broken headers
+    if (ih.codebase + ih.codesize > ph.u_len)
+    {
+        ft.buf_len = 1;
+        strategy = -3;
+    }
+
     compressWithFilters(&ft, 2048, strategy,
                         NULL, 0, 0, ih.codebase, rvamin);
 // info: see buildLoader()