diff --git a/tools/cxbe/Exe.cpp b/tools/cxbe/Exe.cpp
index 206b902da..a43c373b2 100644
--- a/tools/cxbe/Exe.cpp
+++ b/tools/cxbe/Exe.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "Exe.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <memory.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -130,10 +131,12 @@ Exe::Exe(const char *x_szFilename)
 
             uint32 raw_size = m_SectionHeader[v].m_sizeof_raw;
             uint32 raw_addr = m_SectionHeader[v].m_raw_addr;
+            uint32 virt_size = m_SectionHeader[v].m_virtual_size;
+            uint32 max_size = std::max(virt_size, raw_size);
 
-            m_bzSection[v] = new uint08[raw_size];
+            m_bzSection[v] = new uint08[max_size];
 
-            memset(m_bzSection[v], 0, raw_size);
+            memset(m_bzSection[v], 0, max_size);
 
             if(raw_size == 0)
             {
diff --git a/tools/cxbe/Xbe.cpp b/tools/cxbe/Xbe.cpp
index d8a1a3873..33e3b52a9 100644
--- a/tools/cxbe/Xbe.cpp
+++ b/tools/cxbe/Xbe.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "Xbe.h"
 #include "Exe.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <locale.h>
@@ -513,8 +514,12 @@ Xbe::Xbe(class Exe *x_Exe, const char *x_szTitle, bool x_bRetail, const std::vec
                 printf("Xbe::Xbe: Generating Section %.04X...", v);
 
                 uint32 RawSize = m_SectionHeader[v].dwSizeofRaw;
+                uint32 VirtSize = m_SectionHeader[v].dwVirtualSize;
+                uint32 maxSize = std::max(VirtSize, RawSize);
 
-                m_bzSection[v] = new uint08[RawSize];
+                m_bzSection[v] = new uint08[maxSize];
+
+                memset(m_bzSection[v], 0, maxSize);
 
                 memcpy(m_bzSection[v], x_Exe->m_bzSection[v], RawSize);