diff --git a/src/jpgimage.cpp b/src/jpgimage.cpp
index a80095b0..cf8b2a30 100644
--- a/src/jpgimage.cpp
+++ b/src/jpgimage.cpp
@@ -465,22 +465,24 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
                 }
                 int chunk  = (int)    buf.pData_[2+12];
                 int chunks = (int)    buf.pData_[2+13];
-#ifdef DEBUG
                 // ICC1v43_2010-12.pdf header is 14 bytes
                 // header = "ICC_PROFILE\0" (12 bytes)
                 // chunk/chunks are a single byte
                 // Spec 7.2 Profile bytes 0-3 size
                 uint32_t s = getULong(buf.pData_ + (2+14) , bigEndian);
+//#ifdef DEBUG
                 std::cerr << "Found ICC Profile chunk " << chunk
                           << " of "    << chunks
                           << (chunk==1 ? " size: " : "" ) << (chunk==1 ? s : 0)
                           << std::endl  ;
-#endif
+//#endif
 
                 io_->seek(-bufRead, BasicIo::cur); // back up to start of buffer (after marker)
                 io_->seek(    14+2, BasicIo::cur); // step header
                 // read in profile
-                DataBuf    icc(size-2-14) ;
+                // #1286 profile can be padded
+                DataBuf    icc((chunk==1&&chunks==1)?s:size-2-14);
+                if ( icc.size_ > size-2-14) throw Error(53);
                 io_->read( icc.pData_,icc.size_);
 
                 if ( !iccProfileDefined() ) { // first block of profile