diff --git a/engines/scumm/resource.cpp b/engines/scumm/resource.cpp
index 597a291c957..6dccf993340 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/resource.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/resource.cpp
@@ -653,8 +653,14 @@ int ScummEngine::loadResource(ResType type, ResId idx) {
 		if ((_game.version == 3) && !(_game.platform == Common::kPlatformAmiga) && (type == rtSound)) {
 			return readSoundResourceSmallHeader(idx);
 		} else {
-			size = _fileHandle->readUint16LE();
-			_fileHandle->seek(-2, SEEK_CUR);
+			// WORKAROUND: Apple //gs MM has malformed sound resource #68
+			if (_fileHandle->pos() + 2 > _fileHandle->size()) {
+				warning("loadResource(%s,%d): resource is too short", nameOfResType(type), idx);
+				size = 0;
+			} else {
+				size = _fileHandle->readUint16LE();
+				_fileHandle->seek(-2, SEEK_CUR);
+			}
 		}
 	} else if (_game.features & GF_SMALL_HEADER) {
 		if (_game.version == 4)