diff --git a/usr.sbin/uefisign/pe.c b/usr.sbin/uefisign/pe.c
index 9f010e5d8a46..6459321441d8 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/uefisign/pe.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/uefisign/pe.c
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ parse_section_table(struct executable *x, off_t off, int number_of_sections)
 	x->x_nsections = number_of_sections;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < number_of_sections; i++) {
-		if (psh->psh_pointer_to_raw_data < x->x_headers_len)
+		if (psh->psh_size_of_raw_data > 0 &&
+		    psh->psh_pointer_to_raw_data < x->x_headers_len)
 			errx(1, "section points inside the headers");
 
 		range_check(x, psh->psh_pointer_to_raw_data,