diff --git a/bigtiff/parse.cpp b/bigtiff/parse.cpp
index 71ab66c3..ba2328d8 100644
--- a/bigtiff/parse.cpp
+++ b/bigtiff/parse.cpp
@@ -300,13 +300,16 @@ void printIFD(Exiv2::BasicIo& io, std::ostream& out, Exiv2::PrintStructureOption
 
 			Exiv2::DataBuf  buf(size*count + pad);  // allocate a buffer
 
-			std::memcpy(buf.pData_, &data, 8);      // copy data into buffer (short strings)
-			if ( count*size > 8 ) {                 // read into buffer
-				size_t   restore = io.tell();          // save
-				io.seek(offset, Exiv2::BasicIo::beg);  // position
-				io.read(buf.pData_,count*size);        // read
-				io.seek(restore, Exiv2::BasicIo::beg); // restore
+                        // big data? Use 'data' as pointer to real data
+			if ( count*size > 8 )                   // read into buffer
+                        {
+                            size_t   restore = io.tell();          // save
+                            io.seek(data, Exiv2::BasicIo::beg);    // position
+                            io.read(buf.pData_,count*size);        // read
+                            io.seek(restore, Exiv2::BasicIo::beg); // restore
 			}
+			else  // use 'data' as data :)
+                            std::memcpy(buf.pData_, &data, 8);      // copy data
 
 			if ( bPrint ) {
 				uint64_t address = offset + 2 + i*12 ;