diff --git a/lib/decompress_inflate.c b/lib/decompress_inflate.c
index 68dfce5..fc686c7 100644
--- a/lib/decompress_inflate.c
+++ b/lib/decompress_inflate.c
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 
 #define GZIP_IOBUF_SIZE (16*1024)
 
+static int nofill(void *buffer, unsigned int len)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
 /* Included from initramfs et al code */
 STATIC int INIT gunzip(unsigned char *buf, int len,
 		       int(*fill)(void*, unsigned int),
@@ -76,6 +81,9 @@
 		goto gunzip_nomem4;
 	}
 
+	if (!fill)
+		fill = nofill;
+
 	if (len == 0)
 		len = fill(zbuf, GZIP_IOBUF_SIZE);