diff --git a/bits/76_xls.js b/bits/76_xls.js
index fc19e07..4546068 100644
--- a/bits/76_xls.js
+++ b/bits/76_xls.js
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ function parse_workbook(blob, options/*:ParseOpts*/)/*:Workbook*/ {
 		if(RecordType === 0 && last_RT === 0x000a /* EOF */) break;
 		var length = (blob.l === blob.length ? 0 : blob.read_shift(2));
 		var R = XLSRecordEnum[RecordType];
+		if(file_depth == 0 && [0x0009, 0x0209, 0x0409, 0x0809].indexOf(RecordType) == -1 /* BOF */) break;
 		//console.log(RecordType.toString(16), RecordType, R, blob.l, length, blob.length);
 		//if(!R) console.log(blob.slice(blob.l, blob.l + length));
 		if(R && R.f) {