diff --git a/locale/loadarchive.c b/locale/loadarchive.c
index 516d30d..b308fd8 100644
--- a/locale/loadarchive.c
+++ b/locale/loadarchive.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ _nl_load_locale_from_archive (int category, const char **namep)
 					+ head->namehash_offset);
 
   /* Avoid division by 0 if the file is corrupted.  */
-  if (__glibc_unlikely (head->namehash_size == 0))
+  if (__glibc_unlikely (head->namehash_size <= 2))
     goto close_and_out;
 
   idx = hval % head->namehash_size;