diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast/ast_node_array_variable_decl.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast/ast_node_array_variable_decl.hpp
index 5d4bd8d06..1ed2739a9 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast/ast_node_array_variable_decl.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast/ast_node_array_variable_decl.hpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
             } else {
                 std::vector<u8> buffer(templatePattern->getSize());
                 while (true) {
-                    if (evaluator->dataOffset() >= evaluator->getProvider()->getActualSize() - buffer.size())
+                    if (evaluator->dataOffset() > evaluator->getProvider()->getActualSize() - buffer.size())
                         LogConsole::abortEvaluation("reached end of file before finding end of unsized array", this);
 
                     evaluator->getProvider()->read(evaluator->dataOffset(), buffer.data(), buffer.size());
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                     for (auto &pattern : patterns) {
                         std::vector<u8> buffer(pattern->getSize());
 
-                        if (evaluator->dataOffset() >= evaluator->getProvider()->getActualSize() - buffer.size()) {
+                        if (evaluator->dataOffset() > evaluator->getProvider()->getActualSize() - buffer.size()) {
                             LogConsole::abortEvaluation("reached end of file before finding end of unsized array", this);
                         }