diff --git a/src/smsutil.c b/src/smsutil.c
index 1e9b471c..d1bb894e 100644
--- a/src/smsutil.c
+++ b/src/smsutil.c
@@ -4143,8 +4143,18 @@ char *cbs_decode_text(GSList *cbs_list, char *iso639_lang)
 			}
 
 			while (i < max_offset) {
-				if (ud[i] == 0x00 && ud[i+1] == '\r')
-					break;
+				if (ud[i] == 0x00 && ud[i+1] == '\r') {
+					int j = i + 2;
+
+					for (; j < max_offset; j = j + 2)
+						if (ud[j] != 0x00 ||
+								ud[j + 1] !=
+									'\r')
+							break;
+
+					if (j == max_offset)
+						break;
+				}
 
 				buf[bufsize] = ud[i];
 				buf[bufsize + 1] = ud[i + 1];