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diff --git a/fileio.c b/fileio.c
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index ba0a1d0..03fc4be 100644
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--- a/fileio.c
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+++ b/fileio.c
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@@ -2006,6 +2006,7 @@ int do_string(__G__ length, option)   /* return PK-type error code */
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     unsigned comment_bytes_left;
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     unsigned int block_len;
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     int error=PK_OK;
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+    unsigned int length2;
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 #ifdef AMIGA
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     char tmp_fnote[2 * AMIGA_FILENOTELEN];   /* extra room for squozen chars */
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 #endif
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@@ -2292,8 +2293,12 @@ int do_string(__G__ length, option)   /* return PK-type error code */
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             seek_zipf(__G__ G.cur_zipfile_bufstart - G.extra_bytes +
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                       (G.inptr-G.inbuf) + length);
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         } else {
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-            if (readbuf(__G__ (char *)G.extra_field, length) == 0)
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+            if ((length2 = readbuf(__G__ (char *)G.extra_field, length)) == 0)
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                 return PK_EOF;
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+            if(length2 < length) {
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+              memset (__G__ (char *)G.extra_field+length2, 0 , length-length2);
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+              length = length2;
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+            }
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             /* Looks like here is where extra fields are read */
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             getZip64Data(__G__ G.extra_field, length);
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 #ifdef UNICODE_SUPPORT