diff --git a/lib/lar.c b/lib/lar.c
index 325a3e1517..7a497dc989 100644
--- a/lib/lar.c
+++ b/lib/lar.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int process_file(const struct mem_file *archive, void *where)
 #endif
 	/* zeroes */
 	if (archive->compression == 3) {
-		memset(archive->start, 0, archive->reallen);
+		memset(where, 0, archive->reallen);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	printk(BIOS_INFO, "LAR: Compression algorithm #%i not supported!\n", archive->compression);
diff --git a/util/lar/stream.c b/util/lar/stream.c
index 7de58da65e..0b9f766189 100644
--- a/util/lar/stream.c
+++ b/util/lar/stream.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ int output_elf_segments(struct lar *lar, char *name, char *filebuf,
 			continue;
 		}
 		thisalgo = zeroes;
-		thisalgo = algo;
 		if (verbose())
 			fprintf(stderr,  "New section addr %#x size %#x\n",
 			(u32)shdr[i].sh_addr, (u32)shdr[i].sh_size);