diff --git a/libarchive/archive_read_support_format_rar.c b/libarchive/archive_read_support_format_rar.c
index 266d0ee99..79669a8f4 100644
--- a/libarchive/archive_read_support_format_rar.c
+++ b/libarchive/archive_read_support_format_rar.c
@@ -2176,6 +2176,19 @@ read_data_compressed(struct archive_read *a, const void **buff, size_t *size,
     {
       start = rar->offset;
       end = start + rar->dictionary_size;
+
+      /* We don't want to overflow the window and overwrite data that we write
+       * at 'start'. Therefore, reduce the end length by the maximum match size,
+       * which is 260 bytes. You can compute this maximum by looking at the
+       * definition of 'expand', in particular when 'symbol >= 271'. */
+      /* NOTE: It's possible for 'dictionary_size' to be less than this 260
+       * value, however that will only be the case when 'unp_size' is small,
+       * which should only happen when the entry size is small and there's no
+       * risk of overflowing the buffer */
+      if (rar->dictionary_size > 260) {
+        end -= 260;
+      }
+
       if (rar->filters.filterstart < end) {
         end = rar->filters.filterstart;
       }