diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-private.hh
index 4aaefeb8b..292de0d35 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-private.hh
@@ -1526,6 +1526,7 @@ inline bool ExtensionPos::sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG_DEF)
 {
   return Extension::sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG) &&
 	 (&(Extension::get_subtable ()) == &Null(LookupSubTable) ||
+	  get_type () == PosLookupSubTable::Extension ||
 	  DECONST_CAST (PosLookupSubTable, get_subtable (), 0).sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
index db608fd4a..9d35e997b 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
@@ -863,6 +863,7 @@ inline bool ExtensionSubst::sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG_DEF)
 {
   return Extension::sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG) &&
 	 (&(Extension::get_subtable ()) == &Null(LookupSubTable) ||
+	  get_type () == SubstLookupSubTable::Extension ||
 	  DECONST_CAST (SubstLookupSubTable, get_subtable (), 0).sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG));
 }