diff --git a/usr.sbin/uefisign/pe.c b/usr.sbin/uefisign/pe.c
--- a/usr.sbin/uefisign/pe.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/uefisign/pe.c
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@
 	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,