diff --git a/src/meta/ea_eaac.c b/src/meta/ea_eaac.c
index eaf593c8..1b21baf1 100644
--- a/src/meta/ea_eaac.c
+++ b/src/meta/ea_eaac.c
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ VGMSTREAM * init_vgmstream_ea_abk_new(STREAMFILE *streamFile) {
         goto fail;
 
     version = read_32bitBE(0x04, streamFile);
-    if (version != 0x01010202)
+    if (version != 0x01010100 &&
+        version != 0x01010202)
         goto fail;
 
     /* use table offset to check endianness */
@@ -221,6 +222,9 @@ VGMSTREAM * init_vgmstream_ea_abk_new(STREAMFILE *streamFile) {
     bnk_target_index = 0xFFFF;
     ast_offset = 0;
 
+    if (!bnk_offset || read_32bitBE(bnk_offset, streamFile) != 0x53313041) /* "S10A" */
+        goto fail;
+
     /* set up some common values */
     if (header_table_offset == 0x5C) {
         /* the usual variant */
diff --git a/src/meta/ea_schl.c b/src/meta/ea_schl.c
index efbf8110..dedc9823 100644
--- a/src/meta/ea_schl.c
+++ b/src/meta/ea_schl.c
@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ VGMSTREAM * init_vgmstream_ea_abk(STREAMFILE *streamFile) {
     target_entry_offset = 0;
     total_sound_tables = 0;
 
+    /* check to avoid clashing with the newer ABK format */
+    if (bnk_offset &&
+        read_32bitBE(bnk_offset, streamFile) != EA_BNK_HEADER_LE &&
+        read_32bitBE(bnk_offset, streamFile) != EA_BNK_HEADER_BE)
+        goto fail;
+
     for (i = 0; i < num_tables; i++) {
         num_entries = read_8bit(header_table_offset + 0x24, streamFile);
         base_offset = read_32bit(header_table_offset + 0x2C, streamFile);