diff --git a/runzip.c b/runzip.c
index 44e886d..f1a3d78 100644
--- a/runzip.c
+++ b/runzip.c
@@ -382,9 +382,11 @@ i64 runzip_fd(rzip_control *control, int fd_in, int fd_out, int fd_hist, i64 exp
 
 	do {
 		u = runzip_chunk(control, fd_in, expected_size, total);
-		if (unlikely(u < 1)) {
-			print_err("Failed to runzip_chunk in runzip_fd\n");
-			return -1;
+		if (u < 1) {
+			if (u < 0 || total < expected_size) {
+				print_err("Failed to runzip_chunk in runzip_fd\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
 		}
 		total += u;
 		if (TMP_OUTBUF) {