diff --git a/binstruct_test.go b/binstruct_test.go
index 2456108..538312c 100644
--- a/binstruct_test.go
+++ b/binstruct_test.go
@@ -891,3 +891,13 @@ func Test_LeAndBeInOneStruct(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, wantBE, actual)
 }
+
+func Test_sliceSkipWithoutPanic(t *testing.T) {
+	var v struct {
+		_ []int8 `bin:"len:2"`
+		I int32
+	}
+	err := UnmarshalBE([]byte{0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05}, &v)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, int32(0x02030405), v.I)
+}
diff --git a/example02_test.go b/example02_test.go
index 68b15b4..ef71351 100644
--- a/example02_test.go
+++ b/example02_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+
 	"github.com/ghostiam/binstruct"
 )
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func Example_decodeCustom() {
 	//   },
 	//   TypeLen: (int16) 4,
 	//   Type: (string) (len=4) "test",
-	//   B: ([]uint8) (len=3 cap=4) {
+	//   B: ([]uint8) (len=3 cap=3) {
 	//    00000000  68 69 21                                          |hi!|
 	//   }
 	//  }
diff --git a/unmarshal.go b/unmarshal.go
index 1220dc7..f39f036 100644
--- a/unmarshal.go
+++ b/unmarshal.go
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ func (u *unmarshal) unmarshal(v interface{}, parentStructValues []reflect.Value)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (u *unmarshal) setValueToField(structValue, fieldValue reflect.Value, fieldData *fieldReadData, parentStructValues []reflect.Value) error {
+func (u *unmarshal) setValueToField(
+	structValue, fieldValue reflect.Value, fieldData *fieldReadData, parentStructValues []reflect.Value,
+) error {
 	if fieldData == nil {
 		fieldData = &fieldReadData{}
 	}
@@ -239,37 +241,42 @@ or
 			return errors.New("need set tag with len for slice")
 		}
 
-		for i := int64(0); i < *fieldData.Length; i++ {
-			tmpV := reflect.New(fieldValue.Type().Elem()).Elem()
-			err = u.setValueToField(structValue, tmpV, fieldData.ElemFieldData, parentStructValues)
+		arrLen := int(*fieldData.Length)
+
+		// If slice of bytes, read bytes and set to slice.
+		if fieldValue.Type().Elem().Kind() == reflect.Uint8 {
+			n, b, err := u.r.ReadBytes(arrLen)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+
+			if n != arrLen {
+				return fmt.Errorf("expected %d, got %d", *fieldData.Length, n)
+			}
+
 			if fieldValue.CanSet() {
-				fieldValue.Set(reflect.Append(fieldValue, tmpV))
+				fieldValue.SetBytes(b)
 			}
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		if fieldValue.CanSet() {
+			// Create slice before populate.
+			fieldValue.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(fieldValue.Type(), arrLen, arrLen))
 		}
+
+		return u.setArrayValueToField(arrLen, structValue, fieldValue, fieldData, parentStructValues)
+
 	case reflect.Array:
-		var arrLen int64
+		arrLen := fieldValue.Len()
 
 		if fieldData.Length != nil {
-			arrLen = *fieldData.Length
+			arrLen = int(*fieldData.Length)
 		}
 
-		if arrLen == 0 {
-			arrLen = int64(fieldValue.Len())
-		}
+		return u.setArrayValueToField(arrLen, structValue, fieldValue, fieldData, parentStructValues)
 
-		for i := int64(0); i < arrLen; i++ {
-			tmpV := reflect.New(fieldValue.Type().Elem()).Elem()
-			err = u.setValueToField(structValue, tmpV, fieldData.ElemFieldData, parentStructValues)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if fieldValue.CanSet() {
-				fieldValue.Index(int(i)).Set(tmpV)
-			}
-		}
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		err = u.unmarshal(fieldValue.Addr().Interface(), append(parentStructValues, structValue))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -282,6 +289,23 @@ or
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (u *unmarshal) setArrayValueToField(
+	arrLen int, structValue, fieldValue reflect.Value, fieldData *fieldReadData, parentStructValues []reflect.Value,
+) error {
+	for i := 0; i < arrLen; i++ {
+		tmpV := reflect.New(fieldValue.Type().Elem()).Elem()
+		err := u.setValueToField(structValue, tmpV, fieldData.ElemFieldData, parentStructValues)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if fieldValue.CanSet() {
+			fieldValue.Index(i).Set(tmpV)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func callFunc(r Reader, funcName string, structValue, fieldValue reflect.Value) (bool, error) {
 	// Call methods
 	m := structValue.Addr().MethodByName(funcName)