diff --git a/tools/cxbe/Xbe.cpp b/tools/cxbe/Xbe.cpp
index daec0c027..1ff7b80e8 100644
--- a/tools/cxbe/Xbe.cpp
+++ b/tools/cxbe/Xbe.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
-#define MAX(x, y) (((x) > (y)) ? (x) : (y))
-
 static const char kKernelImageName[] = "xboxkrnl.exe";
 static uint32 CountNonKernelImportTableEntries(class Exe *x_Exe, uint32_t *extra_bytes);
 
@@ -410,11 +408,14 @@ Xbe::Xbe(class Exe *x_Exe, const char *x_szTitle, bool x_bRetail, const std::vec
                     m_SectionHeader[v].dwVirtualSize =
                         x_Exe->m_SectionHeader[v + 1].m_virtual_addr -
                         x_Exe->m_SectionHeader[v].m_virtual_addr;
-                else
-                    m_SectionHeader[v].dwVirtualSize = MAX(
-                        RoundUp(x_Exe->m_SectionHeader[v].m_virtual_size, 4),
-                        m_SectionHeader[v].dwSizeofRaw
-                    );
+                else {
+                    m_SectionHeader[v].dwVirtualSize =
+                        RoundUp(x_Exe->m_SectionHeader[v].m_virtual_size, 4);
+
+                    // force virtual size to be at least as large as the raw size
+                    m_SectionHeader[v].dwVirtualSize = std::max(m_SectionHeader[v].dwSizeofRaw,
+                        m_SectionHeader[v].dwVirtualSize);
+                }
 
                 SectionCursor += RoundUp(m_SectionHeader[v].dwSizeofRaw, 0x1000);