diff --git a/netdump.c b/netdump.c
index abc85e0..0c7cc80 100644
--- a/netdump.c
+++ b/netdump.c
@@ -608,7 +608,20 @@ read_netdump(int fd, void *bufptr, int cnt, ulong addr, physaddr_t paddr)
 				    "offset: %llx\n", (ulonglong)offset);
 			return SEEK_ERROR;
 		}
-		if (read(nd->ndfd, bufptr, cnt) != cnt) {
+		/*
+ 		 *  if incomplete flag is set in ELF file, zero will be used to fill
+		 *  the lost part.
+		 */ 
+		ssize_t read_ret = read(nd->ndfd, bufptr, cnt);
+		if (read_ret != cnt) {
+			unsigned int e_flag = (NULL == nd->elf64) ?
+						 (nd->elf32)->e_flags : (nd->elf64)->e_flags;
+			int status = e_flag & DUMP_ELF_INCOMPLETE;
+			if (status && read_ret >= 0) {
+				bufptr += read_ret;
+				bzero(bufptr, cnt - read_ret);
+				return cnt;
+			}
 			if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
 				fprintf(fp, "read_netdump: READ_ERROR: "
 				    "offset: %llx\n", (ulonglong)offset);