diff --git a/src/serializer.h b/src/serializer.h
index 17d8c970e..8b05cf9ec 100644
--- a/src/serializer.h
+++ b/src/serializer.h
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ public:
 		}
 		if (BeginArray(key))
 		{
+			if (isReading())
+			{
+				int max = ArraySize();
+				if (max < count) count = max;
+			}
 			for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
 			{
 				Serialize(*this, nullptr, obj[i], def ? &def[i] : nullptr);