diff --git a/interpreter/binary/decode.ml b/interpreter/binary/decode.ml
index 78b4667766..7ed4a9235e 100644
--- a/interpreter/binary/decode.ml
+++ b/interpreter/binary/decode.ml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ let v128 s = V128.of_bits (get_string (Types.vec_size Types.V128Type) s)
 let len32 s =
   let pos = pos s in
   let n = vu32 s in
-  if I32.le_u n (Int32.of_int (len s)) then Int32.to_int n else
+  if I32.le_u n (Int32.of_int (len s - pos)) then Int32.to_int n else
     error s pos "length out of bounds"
 
 let bool s = (vu1 s = 1)
diff --git a/test/core/binary.wast b/test/core/binary.wast
index e80d3e20b5..31bb24a937 100644
--- a/test/core/binary.wast
+++ b/test/core/binary.wast
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@
     "\60\00\00"                             ;; 1st type
     ;; "\60\00\00"                          ;; 2nd type (missed)
   )
-  "unexpected end of section or function"
+  "length out of bounds"
 )
 
 ;; 1 type declared, 2 given
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@
     "\02\00\0b"                             ;; function body 0
     "\02\00\0b"                             ;; function body 1
   )
-  "unexpected end of section or function"
+  "length out of bounds"
 )
 
 ;; 1 export declared, 2 given
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@
     "\03\02\01\00"                          ;; func section
     "\04\04\01"                             ;; table section
     "\70\00\01"                             ;; table 0
-    "\09\07\02"                             ;; elem with inconsistent segment count (2 declared, 1 given)
+    "\09\0a\02"                             ;; elem with inconsistent segment count (2 declared, 1 given)
     "\00\41\00\0b\01\00"                    ;; elem 0
     "\00\41\00"                             ;; elem 1 (partial)
     ;; "\0b\01\00"                          ;; elem 1 (missing part)
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@
     "\01\04\01"                             ;; type section
     "\60\00\00"                             ;; type 0
     "\03\02\01\00"                          ;; func section
-    "\0a\12\01"                             ;; code section
+    "\0a\13\01"                             ;; code section
     "\11\00"                                ;; func 0
     "\02\40"                                ;; block 0
     "\41\01"                                ;; condition of if 0
diff --git a/test/core/custom.wast b/test/core/custom.wast
index b2394f5e3b..12b0476503 100644
--- a/test/core/custom.wast
+++ b/test/core/custom.wast
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     "\00asm" "\01\00\00\00"
     "\00\26\10" "a custom section" "this is the payload"
   )
-  "unexpected end"
+  "length out of bounds"
 )
 
 (assert_malformed