diff --git a/src/file_xpt.c b/src/file_xpt.c
index cad28819..57087d15 100644
--- a/src/file_xpt.c
+++ b/src/file_xpt.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "common.h"
 
 static void register_header_check_xpt(file_stat_t *file_stat);
-static int header_check_xpt(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int buffer_size, const unsigned int safe_header_only, const file_recovery_t *file_recovery, file_recovery_t *file_recovery_new);
 
 const file_hint_t file_hint_xpt= {
   .extension="xpt",
@@ -44,15 +43,6 @@ const file_hint_t file_hint_xpt= {
   .register_header_check=&register_header_check_xpt
 };
 
-static const unsigned char xpt_header[16]={
-  'X', 'P', 'C', 'O', 'M', '\n', 'T', 'y',
-  'p', 'e', 'L', 'i', 'b', '\r', '\n', 0x1a
-};
-
-static void register_header_check_xpt(file_stat_t *file_stat)
-{
-  register_header_check(0, xpt_header,sizeof(xpt_header), &header_check_xpt, file_stat);
-}
 
 /* Read http://www.mozilla.org/scriptable/typelib_file.html
  * for more information about this file format */
@@ -66,16 +56,23 @@ struct TypeLibHeader {
 
 static int header_check_xpt(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int buffer_size, const unsigned int safe_header_only, const file_recovery_t *file_recovery, file_recovery_t *file_recovery_new)
 {
-  if(memcmp(buffer, xpt_header, sizeof(xpt_header))==0)
-  {
-    const struct TypeLibHeader *xpt=(const struct TypeLibHeader*)buffer;
-    reset_file_recovery(file_recovery_new);
-    file_recovery_new->extension=file_hint_xpt.extension;
-    file_recovery_new->min_filesize=65;
-    file_recovery_new->calculated_file_size=be32(xpt->file_length);
-    file_recovery_new->data_check=&data_check_size;
-    file_recovery_new->file_check=&file_check_size;
-    return 1;
-  }
-  return 0;
+  const struct TypeLibHeader *xpt=(const struct TypeLibHeader*)buffer;
+  if(be32(xpt->file_length) < 65)
+    return 0;
+  reset_file_recovery(file_recovery_new);
+  file_recovery_new->extension=file_hint_xpt.extension;
+  file_recovery_new->min_filesize=65;
+  file_recovery_new->calculated_file_size=be32(xpt->file_length);
+  file_recovery_new->data_check=&data_check_size;
+  file_recovery_new->file_check=&file_check_size;
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static void register_header_check_xpt(file_stat_t *file_stat)
+{
+  static const unsigned char xpt_header[16]={
+    'X', 'P', 'C', 'O', 'M', '\n', 'T', 'y',
+    'p', 'e', 'L', 'i', 'b', '\r', '\n', 0x1a
+  };
+  register_header_check(0, xpt_header,sizeof(xpt_header), &header_check_xpt, file_stat);
 }