diff --git a/src/p_lx_elf.cpp b/src/p_lx_elf.cpp
index a777b156..caeae18f 100644
--- a/src/p_lx_elf.cpp
+++ b/src/p_lx_elf.cpp
@@ -319,12 +319,17 @@ PackLinuxElf32x86::buildLinuxLoader(
 
     unsigned char *const cprLoader = new unsigned char[sizeof(h) + h.sz_unc];
   if (0 < szfold) {
-    unsigned sz_cpr = 0;
-    int r = upx_compress(uncLoader, h.sz_unc, sizeof(h) + cprLoader, &sz_cpr,
+    int r = upx_compress(uncLoader, h.sz_unc, sizeof(h) + cprLoader, &h.sz_cpr,
         NULL, ph.method, 10, NULL, NULL );
     if (r != UPX_E_OK || h.sz_cpr >= h.sz_unc)
         throwInternalError("loader compression failed");
-    h.sz_cpr = sz_cpr;
+    if (M_LZMA==ph.method) {  // FIXME: debugging only
+        ucl_uint tmp_len = 0;
+        unsigned char *tmp = new unsigned char[h.sz_unc];
+        memset(tmp, 0, h.sz_unc);
+        r = upx_decompress(sizeof(h) + cprLoader, h.sz_cpr, tmp, &tmp_len, h.b_method, NULL);
+        printf("%d %d: %d %d %d\n", h.b_method, r, h.sz_cpr, h.sz_unc, tmp_len);
+    }
   }
     memcpy(cprLoader, &h, sizeof(h));