diff --git a/contrib/preflate/support/huffman_helper.cpp b/contrib/preflate/support/huffman_helper.cpp
index b3638f5..542979b 100644
--- a/contrib/preflate/support/huffman_helper.cpp
+++ b/contrib/preflate/support/huffman_helper.cpp
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@ bool HuffmanHelper::countSymbols(
   }
 
   // Check that we don't have holes
-  return nextCode[maxLength] + blCount[maxLength] == (unsigned)(1 << (maxLength - 1));
+  unsigned codeCheck = nextCode[maxLength] + blCount[maxLength];
+  return codeCheck == (unsigned)(1 << (maxLength - 1)) || codeCheck == 1 && maxLength == 2;
 }