diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/StringBlock.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/StringBlock.java
index d2b110fd..72ba3ba8 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/StringBlock.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/StringBlock.java
@@ -62,18 +62,20 @@ public class StringBlock {
         }
         {
             int size = ((stylesOffset == 0) ? chunkSize : stylesOffset) - stringsOffset;
-            if ((size % 4) != 0) {
-                throw new IOException("String data size is not multiple of 4 (" + size + ").");
-            }
             block.m_strings = new byte[size];
             reader.readFully(block.m_strings);
         }
         if (stylesOffset != 0) {
             int size = (chunkSize - stylesOffset);
-            if ((size % 4) != 0) {
-                throw new IOException("Style data size is not multiple of 4 (" + size + ").");
-            }
             block.m_styles = reader.readIntArray(size / 4);
+
+            // read remaining bytes
+            int remaining = size % 4;
+            if (remaining >= 1) {
+                while (remaining-- > 0) {
+                    reader.readByte();
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         return block;