diff --git a/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.cpp b/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.cpp
index e0a7da654..462da9cf3 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ MD5Parser::MD5Parser(char *_buffer, unsigned int _fileSize) : buffer(_buffer), b
     ai_assert(nullptr != _buffer);
     ai_assert(0 != _fileSize);
 
-    bufferEnd = buffer + _fileSize;
+    bufferEnd = buffer + fileSize;
     ASSIMP_LOG_DEBUG("MD5Parser begin");
 
     // parse the file header