diff --git a/util/grub-module-verifierXX.c b/util/grub-module-verifierXX.c
index 4e6cf133f..cf3ff0dfa 100644
--- a/util/grub-module-verifierXX.c
+++ b/util/grub-module-verifierXX.c
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ grub_target_to_host_real (const struct grub_module_verifier_arch *arch, grub_uin
 static Elf_Shdr *
 get_shdr (const struct grub_module_verifier_arch *arch, Elf_Ehdr *e, Elf_Word index)
 {
+  if (grub_target_to_host (e->e_shoff) == 0)
+    grub_util_error ("Invalid section header offset");
+
   return (Elf_Shdr *) ((char *) e + grub_target_to_host (e->e_shoff) +
 		       index * grub_target_to_host16 (e->e_shentsize));
 }