diff --git a/rpmfile/headers.py b/rpmfile/headers.py
index a10ac98..6599bfc 100644
--- a/rpmfile/headers.py
+++ b/rpmfile/headers.py
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@
 
 
 def extract_string(offset, count, store):
+    if count > 1:
+        return extract_array(offset, count, store)
     assert count == 1
     idx = store[offset:].index(b"\x00")
     return store[offset : offset + idx]