diff --git a/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/CommonBinaryParser.java b/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/CommonBinaryParser.java
index 3377f614a49..41d9ad197c2 100644
--- a/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/CommonBinaryParser.java
+++ b/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/CommonBinaryParser.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ protected String[] parseStringPoolNoType() throws IOException {
 		int[] stringsOffset = is.readInt32Array(stringCount);
 		int[] stylesOffset = is.readInt32Array(styleCount);
 
-		is.checkPos(start + stringsStart, "Expected strings start");
+		is.skipToPos(start + stringsStart, "Expected strings start");
 		String[] strings = new String[stringCount];
 		byte[] strData = is.readInt8Array((int) (chunkEnd - is.getPos()));
 		if ((flags & UTF8_FLAG) != 0) {
diff --git a/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/ParserStream.java b/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/ParserStream.java
index a50d45d7a03..88d0d0ddd29 100644
--- a/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/ParserStream.java
+++ b/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/ParserStream.java
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ public void checkPos(long expectedOffset, String error) throws IOException {
 
 	public void skipToPos(long expectedOffset, String error) throws IOException {
 		long pos = getPos();
+		if (pos > expectedOffset) {
+			throw new IOException(error + ", expected offset not reachable: 0x" + Long.toHexString(expectedOffset)
+					+ ", actual: 0x" + Long.toHexString(getPos()));
+		}
 		if (pos < expectedOffset) {
 			skip(expectedOffset - pos);
 		}