diff --git a/methods/inflater.js b/methods/inflater.js
index 17c7ee1..8769e66 100644
--- a/methods/inflater.js
+++ b/methods/inflater.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const version = +(process.versions ? process.versions.node : "").split(".")[0] |
 
 module.exports = function (/*Buffer*/ inbuf, /*number*/ expectedLength) {
     var zlib = require("zlib");
-    const option = version >= 15 ? { maxOutputLength: expectedLength } : {};
+    const option = version >= 15 && expectedLength > 0 ? { maxOutputLength: expectedLength } : {};
 
     return {
         inflate: function () {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5d613ee..5ed72c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "adm-zip",
-  "version": "0.5.13",
+  "version": "0.5.14",
   "description": "Javascript implementation of zip for nodejs with support for electron original-fs. Allows user to create or extract zip files both in memory or to/from disk",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "mocha -R spec",