diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/VqaReader.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/VqaReader.cs
index 1aac556a909c..dfbfa8188343 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/VqaReader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/VqaReader.cs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ public void DecodeVQFR(Stream s, string parentType = "VQFR")
 			// Annoyingly, the complete table is not applied until the frame
 			// *after* the one that contains the 8th chunk.
 			// Do we have a set of partial lookup tables ready to apply?
-			if (currentChunkBuffer == chunkBufferParts)
+			if (currentChunkBuffer == chunkBufferParts && chunkBufferParts != 0)
 			{
 				if (!cbpIsCompressed)
 					cbf = (byte[])cbp.Clone();