diff --git a/libziparchive/zip_archive.cc b/libziparchive/zip_archive.cc
index c2055b7..779ef2f 100644
--- a/libziparchive/zip_archive.cc
+++ b/libziparchive/zip_archive.cc
@@ -573,6 +573,17 @@
 
   // Paranoia: Match the values specified in the local file header
   // to those specified in the central directory.
+
+  // Verify that the central directory and local file header agree on the use of a trailing
+  // Data Descriptor.
+  if ((lfh->gpb_flags & kGPBDDFlagMask) != (cdr->gpb_flags & kGPBDDFlagMask)) {
+    ALOGW("Zip: gpb flag mismatch. expected {%04" PRIx16 "}, was {%04" PRIx16 "}",
+          cdr->gpb_flags, lfh->gpb_flags);
+    return kInconsistentInformation;
+  }
+
+  // If there is no trailing data descriptor, verify that the central directory and local file
+  // header agree on the crc, compressed, and uncompressed sizes of the entry.
   if ((lfh->gpb_flags & kGPBDDFlagMask) == 0) {
     data->has_data_descriptor = 0;
     if (data->compressed_length != lfh->compressed_size
diff --git a/libziparchive/zip_writer.cc b/libziparchive/zip_writer.cc
index 2edf224..6d28bdb 100644
--- a/libziparchive/zip_writer.cc
+++ b/libziparchive/zip_writer.cc
@@ -479,7 +479,9 @@
   for (FileEntry& file : files_) {
     CentralDirectoryRecord cdr = {};
     cdr.record_signature = CentralDirectoryRecord::kSignature;
-    cdr.gpb_flags |= kGPBDDFlagMask;
+    if ((file.compression_method & kCompressDeflated) || !seekable_) {
+      cdr.gpb_flags |= kGPBDDFlagMask;
+    }
     cdr.compression_method = file.compression_method;
     cdr.last_mod_time = file.last_mod_time;
     cdr.last_mod_date = file.last_mod_date;