diff --git a/src/core/fonts.js b/src/core/fonts.js
index f249e229b..88689acf7 100644
--- a/src/core/fonts.js
+++ b/src/core/fonts.js
@@ -3706,7 +3706,14 @@ var Font = (function FontClosure() {
       var numGlyphs = int16(font.getBytes(2));
       var maxFunctionDefs = 0;
       if (version >= 0x00010000 && tables.maxp.length >= 22) {
-        font.pos += 14;
+        // maxZones can be invalid
+        font.pos += 8;
+        var maxZones = int16(font.getBytes(2));
+        if (maxZones > 2) { // reset to 2 if font has invalid maxZones
+          tables.maxp.data[14] = 0;
+          tables.maxp.data[15] = 2;
+        }
+        font.pos += 4;
         maxFunctionDefs = int16(font.getBytes(2));
       }