diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_m_t_x.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_m_t_x.py
index 35fa8cd37..0116b1626 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_m_t_x.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_m_t_x.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ class table__h_m_t_x(DefaultTable.DefaultTable):
 			metrics = Numeric.concatenate((metrics, 
 					Numeric.transpose(additionalMetrics)))
 		if data:
-			raise  ttLib.TTLibError, "too much data for hmtx/vmtx table"
+			import sys
+			sys.stderr.write("too much data for hmtx/vmtx table\n")
 		metrics = metrics.tolist()
 		self.metrics = {}
 		for i in range(len(metrics)):
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_l_o_c_a.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_l_o_c_a.py
index ab5de42da..2cd5c85d2 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_l_o_c_a.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_l_o_c_a.py
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ class table__l_o_c_a(DefaultTable.DefaultTable):
 		locations = Numeric.array(locations, Numeric.Int32)
 		if not longFormat:
 			locations = locations * 2
-		if len(locations) <> (ttFont['maxp'].numGlyphs + 1):
+		if len(locations) < (ttFont['maxp'].numGlyphs + 1):
 			raise  ttLib.TTLibError, "corrupt 'loca' table"
-		self.locations = locations
+		self.locations = locations[:ttFont['maxp'].numGlyphs + 1]
 	
 	def compile(self, ttFont):
 		locations = self.locations