diff --git a/tools/quake3/common/vfs.c b/tools/quake3/common/vfs.c
index 5f7433bc..2092b77f 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/common/vfs.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/common/vfs.c
@@ -303,7 +303,10 @@ int vfsLoadFile( const char *filename, void **bufferptr, int index ){
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		fread( *bufferptr, 1, len, f );
+		if ( fread( *bufferptr, 1, len, f ) != (size_t) len ) {
+			fclose( f );
+			return -1;
+		}
 		fclose( f );
 
 		// we need to end the buffer with a 0
@@ -337,10 +340,14 @@ int vfsLoadFile( const char *filename, void **bufferptr, int index ){
 
 				*bufferptr = safe_malloc( len + 1 );
 				if ( *bufferptr == NULL ) {
+					fclose( f );
 					return -1;
 				}
 
-				fread( *bufferptr, 1, len, f );
+				if ( fread( *bufferptr, 1, len, f ) != (size_t) len ) {
+					fclose( f );
+					return -1;
+				}
 				fclose( f );
 
 				// we need to end the buffer with a 0