diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index 7fd73baa0..e88f6a1d0 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -2557,9 +2557,9 @@ static size_t ZSTD_loadDictEntropyStats(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, const void* dict, size_
     }
 
     if (dictPtr+12 > dictEnd) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-    cctx->rep[0] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+0); if (cctx->rep[0] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-    cctx->rep[1] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+4); if (cctx->rep[1] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-    cctx->rep[2] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+8); if (cctx->rep[2] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+    cctx->rep[0] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+0); if (cctx->rep[0] == 0 || cctx->rep[0] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+    cctx->rep[1] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+4); if (cctx->rep[1] == 0 || cctx->rep[1] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+    cctx->rep[2] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+8); if (cctx->rep[2] == 0 || cctx->rep[2] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
     dictPtr += 12;
 
     {   U32 offcodeMax = MaxOff;
diff --git a/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c b/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c
index 085477bf4..7addff8d0 100644
--- a/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c
+++ b/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c
@@ -1671,9 +1671,9 @@ static size_t ZSTD_loadEntropy(ZSTD_DCtx* dctx, const void* const dict, size_t c
     }
 
     if (dictPtr+12 > dictEnd) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-    dctx->rep[0] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+0); if (dctx->rep[0] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-    dctx->rep[1] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+4); if (dctx->rep[1] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-    dctx->rep[2] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+8); if (dctx->rep[2] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+    dctx->rep[0] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+0); if (dctx->rep[0] == 0 || dctx->rep[0] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+    dctx->rep[1] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+4); if (dctx->rep[1] == 0 || dctx->rep[1] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+    dctx->rep[2] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+8); if (dctx->rep[2] == 0 || dctx->rep[2] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
     dictPtr += 12;
 
     dctx->litEntropy = dctx->fseEntropy = 1;
diff --git a/lib/legacy/zstd_v07.c b/lib/legacy/zstd_v07.c
index b607ec372..b1fcdc766 100644
--- a/lib/legacy/zstd_v07.c
+++ b/lib/legacy/zstd_v07.c
@@ -4134,9 +4134,9 @@ static size_t ZSTDv07_loadEntropy(ZSTDv07_DCtx* dctx, const void* const dict, si
     }
 
     if (dictPtr+12 > dictEnd) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-    dctx->rep[0] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+0); if (dctx->rep[0] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-    dctx->rep[1] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+4); if (dctx->rep[1] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
-    dctx->rep[2] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+8); if (dctx->rep[2] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+    dctx->rep[0] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+0); if (dctx->rep[0] == 0 || dctx->rep[0] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+    dctx->rep[1] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+4); if (dctx->rep[1] == 0 || dctx->rep[1] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
+    dctx->rep[2] = MEM_readLE32(dictPtr+8); if (dctx->rep[2] == 0 || dctx->rep[2] >= dictSize) return ERROR(dictionary_corrupted);
     dictPtr += 12;
 
     dctx->litEntropy = dctx->fseEntropy = 1;