diff --git a/taglib/trueaudio/trueaudioproperties.cpp b/taglib/trueaudio/trueaudioproperties.cpp
index bae386aa..1e4e87d3 100644
--- a/taglib/trueaudio/trueaudioproperties.cpp
+++ b/taglib/trueaudio/trueaudioproperties.cpp
@@ -125,19 +125,26 @@ void TrueAudio::Properties::read()
   int pos = 3;
 
   d->version = d->data[pos] - '0';
-  pos += 1 + 2;
+  pos += 1;
 
-  d->channels = d->data.mid(pos, 2).toShort(false);
-  pos += 2;
+  // According to http://en.true-audio.com/TTA_Lossless_Audio_Codec_-_Format_Description
+  // TTA2 headers are in development, and have a different format
+  if(1 == d->version) {
+    // Skip the audio format
+    pos += 2;
 
-  d->bitsPerSample = d->data.mid(pos, 2).toShort(false);
-  pos += 2;
+    d->channels = d->data.mid(pos, 2).toShort(false);
+    pos += 2;
 
-  d->sampleRate = d->data.mid(pos, 4).toUInt(false);
-  pos += 4;
+    d->bitsPerSample = d->data.mid(pos, 2).toShort(false);
+    pos += 2;
 
-  d->sampleFrames = d->data.mid(pos, 4).toUInt(false);
-  d->length = d->sampleFrames / d->sampleRate;
+    d->sampleRate = d->data.mid(pos, 4).toUInt(false);
+    pos += 4;
 
-  d->bitrate = d->length > 0 ? ((d->streamLength * 8L) / d->length) / 1000 : 0;
+    d->sampleFrames = d->data.mid(pos, 4).toUInt(false);
+    d->length = d->sampleFrames / d->sampleRate;
+
+    d->bitrate = d->length > 0 ? ((d->streamLength * 8L) / d->length) / 1000 : 0;
+  }
 }