diff --git a/Source/pack.cpp b/Source/pack.cpp
index 9bd6a1f15..fe2dff9e2 100644
--- a/Source/pack.cpp
+++ b/Source/pack.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,12 @@ void PackItem(ItemPack &packedItem, const Item &item, bool isHellfire)
 			packedItem.iSeed = SDL_SwapLE32(item._iSeed);
 			packedItem.iCreateInfo = SDL_SwapLE16(item._iCreateInfo);
 			packedItem.bId = (item._iMagical << 1) | (item._iIdentified ? 1 : 0);
-			packedItem.bDur = item._iDurability;
-			packedItem.bMDur = item._iMaxDur;
+			if (item._iMaxDur > 255)
+				packedItem.bMDur = 254;
+			else
+				packedItem.bMDur = item._iMaxDur;
+			packedItem.bDur = std::min<int32_t>(item._iDurability, packedItem.bMDur);
+
 			packedItem.bCh = item._iCharges;
 			packedItem.bMCh = item._iMaxCharges;
 			if (item.IDidx == IDI_GOLD)