diff --git a/components/nif/texture.cpp b/components/nif/texture.cpp
index 116ded6f7e..3525c6f043 100644
--- a/components/nif/texture.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/texture.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ namespace Nif
         NiTexture::read(nif);
 
         nif->read(mExternal);
-        if (mExternal || nif->getVersion() >= NIFStream::generateVersion(10, 1, 0, 0))
-            nif->read(mFile);
-
         bool hasData = nif->getVersion() >= NIFStream::generateVersion(10, 0, 1, 4);
         if (!hasData && !mExternal)
-            nif->read(hasData);
+            hasData = nif->get<uint8_t>() != 0;
+
+        if (mExternal || nif->getVersion() >= NIFStream::generateVersion(10, 1, 0, 0))
+            nif->read(mFile);
 
         if (hasData)
             mData.read(nif);