diff --git a/poppler/XRef.cc b/poppler/XRef.cc
index dfc6d73..df113f6 100644
--- a/poppler/XRef.cc
+++ b/poppler/XRef.cc
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ XRefEntry *XRef::getEntry(int i, GBool complainIfMissing)
 
         // if there was a problem with the xref table,
         // try to reconstruct it
-        if (!ok) {
+        if (!ok || (entries[i].type == xrefEntryNone && complainIfMissing)) {
            GBool wasReconstructed = false;
            if (!(ok = constructXRef(&wasReconstructed))) {
                errCode = errDamaged;
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ XRefEntry *XRef::getEntry(int i, GBool complainIfMissing)
            break;
         }
       }
-      
+   
       // We might have reconstructed the xref
       // Check again i is in bounds
       if (unlikely(i >= size)) {