diff --git a/src/bin/jpwl/convert.c b/src/bin/jpwl/convert.c
index a4aa8d04..4f636c17 100644
--- a/src/bin/jpwl/convert.c
+++ b/src/bin/jpwl/convert.c
@@ -99,10 +99,15 @@ struct tga_header {
 };
 #endif /* INFORMATION_ONLY */
 
-/* Returns a ushort from a little-endian serialized value */
-static unsigned short get_tga_ushort(const unsigned char *data)
+static unsigned short get_ushort(unsigned short val)
 {
-    return data[0] | (data[1] << 8);
+
+#ifdef OPJ_BIG_ENDIAN
+    return (((val & 0xff) << 8) + (val >> 8));
+#else
+    return (val);
+#endif
+
 }
 
 #define TGA_HEADER_SIZE 18
@@ -131,15 +136,15 @@ static int tga_readheader(FILE *fp, unsigned int *bits_per_pixel,
     id_len = (unsigned char)tga[0];
     cmap_type = (unsigned char)tga[1];
     image_type = (unsigned char)tga[2];
-    cmap_index = get_tga_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[3]));
-    cmap_len = get_tga_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[5]));
+    cmap_index = get_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[3]));
+    cmap_len = get_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[5]));
     cmap_entry_size = (unsigned char)tga[7];
 
 
-    x_origin = get_tga_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[8]));
-    y_origin = get_tga_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[10]));
-    image_w = get_tga_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[12]));
-    image_h = get_tga_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[14]));
+    x_origin = get_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[8]));
+    y_origin = get_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[10]));
+    image_w = get_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[12]));
+    image_h = get_ushort(*(unsigned short*)(&tga[14]));
     pixel_depth = (unsigned char)tga[16];
     image_desc  = (unsigned char)tga[17];
 
@@ -329,24 +334,6 @@ opj_image_t* tgatoimage(const char *filename, opj_cparameters_t *parameters)
         color_space = CLRSPC_SRGB;
     }
 
-    /* If the declared file size is > 10 MB, check that the file is big */
-    /* enough to avoid excessive memory allocations */
-    if (image_height != 0 && image_width > 10000000 / image_height / numcomps) {
-        char ch;
-        OPJ_UINT64 expected_file_size =
-            (OPJ_UINT64)image_width * image_height * numcomps;
-        long curpos = ftell(f);
-        if (expected_file_size > (OPJ_UINT64)INT_MAX) {
-            expected_file_size = (OPJ_UINT64)INT_MAX;
-        }
-        fseek(f, (long)expected_file_size - 1, SEEK_SET);
-        if (fread(&ch, 1, 1, f) != 1) {
-            fclose(f);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        fseek(f, curpos, SEEK_SET);
-    }
-
     subsampling_dx = parameters->subsampling_dx;
     subsampling_dy = parameters->subsampling_dy;