diff -Naurp freetype-2.4.5/src/bdf/bdflib.c freetype-2.4.5.oden/src/bdf/bdflib.c
--- freetype-2.4.5/src/bdf/bdflib.c	2012-04-12 07:18:17.000000000 +0000
+++ freetype-2.4.5.oden/src/bdf/bdflib.c	2012-04-12 07:18:33.000000000 +0000
@@ -1743,12 +1743,7 @@
     if ( ft_memcmp( line, "SWIDTH", 6 ) == 0 )
     {
       if ( !( p->flags & _BDF_ENCODING ) )
-      {
-        /* Missing ENCODING field. */
-        FT_ERROR(( "_bdf_parse_glyphs: " ERRMSG1, lineno, "ENCODING" ));
-        error = BDF_Err_Missing_Encoding_Field;
-        goto Exit;
-      }
+        goto Missing_Encoding;
 
       error = _bdf_list_split( &p->list, (char *)" +", line, linelen );
       if ( error )
@@ -1763,6 +1758,9 @@
     /* Expect the DWIDTH (scalable width) field next. */
     if ( ft_memcmp( line, "DWIDTH", 6 ) == 0 )
     {
+      if ( !( p->flags & _BDF_ENCODING ) )
+        goto Missing_Encoding;
+
       error = _bdf_list_split( &p->list, (char *)" +", line, linelen );
       if ( error )
         goto Exit;
@@ -1788,6 +1786,9 @@
     /* Expect the BBX field next. */
     if ( ft_memcmp( line, "BBX", 3 ) == 0 )
     {
+      if ( !( p->flags & _BDF_ENCODING ) )
+        goto Missing_Encoding;
+
       error = _bdf_list_split( &p->list, (char *)" +", line, linelen );
       if ( error )
         goto Exit;
@@ -1887,6 +1888,12 @@
     }
 
     error = BDF_Err_Invalid_File_Format;
+    goto Exit;
+
+  Missing_Encoding:
+    /* Missing ENCODING field. */
+    FT_ERROR(( "_bdf_parse_glyphs: " ERRMSG1, lineno, "ENCODING" ));
+    error = BDF_Err_Missing_Encoding_Field;
 
   Exit:
     if ( error && ( p->flags & _BDF_GLYPH ) )