diff --git a/src/brut/androlib/Androlib.java b/src/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
index 11d32b4f..94a3f320 100644
--- a/src/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
+++ b/src/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
@@ -292,8 +292,10 @@ public class Androlib {
                     false, framework
                 );
 
-                new ExtFile(apkFile).getDirectory()
-                    .copyToDir(apkDir, APK_RESOURCES_FILENAMES);
+                Directory tmpDir = new ExtFile(apkFile).getDirectory();
+                tmpDir.copyToDir(apkDir,
+                    tmpDir.containsDir("res") ? APK_RESOURCES_FILENAMES :
+                    APK_RESOURCES_WITHOUT_RES_FILENAMES);
             }
             return true;
         } catch (IOException ex) {
@@ -418,6 +420,8 @@ public class Androlib {
     private final static String OUT_APK_FILENAME = "dist/out.apk";
     private final static String[] APK_RESOURCES_FILENAMES =
         new String[]{"resources.arsc", "AndroidManifest.xml", "res"};
+    private final static String[] APK_RESOURCES_WITHOUT_RES_FILENAMES =
+        new String[]{"resources.arsc", "AndroidManifest.xml"};
     private final static String[] APP_RESOURCES_FILENAMES =
         new String[]{"AndroidManifest.xml", "res"};
     private final static String VERSION = "1.2.0";
diff --git a/src/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java b/src/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
index e6d05a1c..9bec86eb 100644
--- a/src/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
+++ b/src/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
@@ -104,15 +104,18 @@ final public class AndrolibResources {
         attrDecoder.setCurrentPackage(
             resTable.listMainPackages().iterator().next());
 
-        Directory in, out;
+        Directory inApk, in = null, out;
         try {
-            in = apkFile.getDirectory();
+            inApk = apkFile.getDirectory();
             out = new FileDirectory(outDir);
 
             fileDecoder.decode(
-                in, "AndroidManifest.xml", out, "AndroidManifest.xml", "xml");
+                inApk, "AndroidManifest.xml", out, "AndroidManifest.xml",
+                "xml");
 
-            in = in.getDir("res");
+            if (inApk.containsDir("res")) {
+                in = inApk.getDir("res");
+            }
             out = out.createDir("res");
         } catch (DirectoryException ex) {
             throw new AndrolibException(ex);