diff --git a/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh b/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
index c683242..cd8dc45 100644
--- a/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@
     {
       bool reverse;
 
-      if (table->u.header.coverage & (KerxTable::CrossStream | KerxTable::Variation))
+      if (table->u.header.coverage & (KerxTable::CrossStream | KerxTable::Variation) ||
+	  table->u.header.tupleCount)
 	goto skip; /* We do NOT handle cross-stream or variation kerning. */
 
       if (HB_DIRECTION_IS_VERTICAL (c->buffer->props.direction) !=