diff --git a/libs/androidfw/Asset.cpp b/libs/androidfw/Asset.cpp
index 4fbe4a3..43a70c1 100644
--- a/libs/androidfw/Asset.cpp
+++ b/libs/androidfw/Asset.cpp
@@ -594,7 +594,12 @@
  */
 const void* _FileAsset::getBuffer(bool aligned)
 {
-    return getIncFsBuffer(aligned).unsafe_ptr();
+    auto buffer = getIncFsBuffer(aligned);
+    if (mBuf != NULL)
+        return mBuf;
+    if (!buffer.convert<uint8_t>().verify(mLength))
+        return NULL;
+    return buffer.unsafe_ptr();
 }
 
 incfs::map_ptr<void> _FileAsset::getIncFsBuffer(bool aligned)