1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/util/container_meta_data.c b/src/util/container_meta_data.c
index 9e60a746a..668c126fa 100644
--- a/src/util/container_meta_data.c
+++ b/src/util/container_meta_data.c
@@ -897,7 +897,10 @@ GNUNET_CONTAINER_meta_data_serialize (const struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_MetaData
       }
       if (NULL != *target)
       {
-        memcpy (*target, dst, clen + sizeof (struct MetaDataHeader));
+        if (GNUNET_YES == comp)
+          memcpy (*target, dst, clen + sizeof (struct MetaDataHeader));
+        else
+          memcpy (*target, dst, left + sizeof (struct MetaDataHeader));
         GNUNET_free (dst);
       }
       else