diff --git a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/writer/io/MemoryDataStore.java b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/writer/io/MemoryDataStore.java
index 6fe8a94c..3e28317e 100644
--- a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/writer/io/MemoryDataStore.java
+++ b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/writer/io/MemoryDataStore.java
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ public class MemoryDataStore implements DexDataStore {
             }
 
             @Override public long skip(long n) throws IOException {
-                int skipLength = (int)Math.min(n, size - position);
+                int skipLength = (int)Math.max(0, Math.min(n, size - position));
                 position += skipLength;
                 return skipLength;
             }
 
             @Override public int available() throws IOException {
-                return size - position;
+                return Math.max(0, size - position);
             }
         };
     }