diff --git a/src/emucore/elf/ElfParser.cxx b/src/emucore/elf/ElfParser.cxx
index 5a6e551ad..9e90c2799 100644
--- a/src/emucore/elf/ElfParser.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/elf/ElfParser.cxx
@@ -175,10 +175,19 @@ const ElfParser::Section* ElfParser::getSymtab() const
 
 const ElfParser::Section* ElfParser::getStrtab() const
 {
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < sections.size(); i++)
-      if (sections[i].type == SHT_STRTAB && i != header.shstrIndex) return &sections[i];
+  const Section* strtab = nullptr;
+  size_t count = 0;
 
-   return nullptr;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < sections.size(); i++) {
+    if (sections[i].type != SHT_STRTAB || i == header.shstrIndex) continue;
+
+    strtab = &sections[i];
+    count++;
+  }
+
+  if (count > 1) EInvalidElf::raise("more than one symbol table");
+
+  return strtab;
 }
 
 ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const ElfParser::Section& section)
diff --git a/src/emucore/elf/ElfParser.hxx b/src/emucore/elf/ElfParser.hxx
index 3b93fa3d7..d510f5de8 100644
--- a/src/emucore/elf/ElfParser.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/elf/ElfParser.hxx
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ class ElfParser {
 };
 
 ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const ElfParser::Section& section);
-
 ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const ElfParser::Symbol symbol);
 
 #endif // ELF_PARSER