--- evince-3.28.2/backend/comics/comics-document.c
+++ evince-3.28.2/backend/comics/comics-document.c
@@ -453,23 +453,27 @@ comics_document_render_pixbuf (EvDocumen
 
 		name = ev_archive_get_entry_pathname (comics_document->archive);
 		if (g_strcmp0 (name, page_path) == 0) {
-			size_t size = ev_archive_get_entry_size (comics_document->archive);
+			gint64 size = ev_archive_get_entry_size (comics_document->archive);
 			char *buf;
 			ssize_t read;
 
-			buf = g_malloc (size);
-			read = ev_archive_read_data (comics_document->archive, buf, size, &error);
-			if (read <= 0) {
-				if (read < 0) {
-					g_warning ("Fatal error reading '%s' in archive: %s", name, error->message);
-					g_error_free (error);
+			if (size >= 0) {
+				buf = g_malloc (size);
+				read = ev_archive_read_data (comics_document->archive, buf, size, &error);
+				if (read <= 0) {
+					if (read < 0) {
+						g_warning ("Fatal error reading '%s' in archive: %s", name, error->message);
+						g_error_free (error);
+					} else {
+						g_warning ("Read an empty file from the archive");
+					}
 				} else {
-					g_warning ("Read an empty file from the archive");
+					gdk_pixbuf_loader_write (loader, (guchar *) buf, size, NULL);
 				}
+				g_free (buf);
 			} else {
-				gdk_pixbuf_loader_write (loader, (guchar *) buf, size, NULL);
+				g_warning ("Fatal error reading '%s' in archive", name);
 			}
-			g_free (buf);
 			gdk_pixbuf_loader_close (loader, NULL);
 			break;
 		}