diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/section.py b/tools/binman/etype/section.py
index 7cd12c0204..73c5553c81 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/section.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/section.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class Entry_section(Entry):
                             "at %#x (%d)" %
                             (entry.offset, entry.offset, self._skip_at_start,
                              self._skip_at_start))
-            if entry.offset < offset:
+            if entry.offset < offset and entry.size:
                 entry.Raise("Offset %#x (%d) overlaps with previous entry '%s' "
                             "ending at %#x (%d)" %
                             (entry.offset, entry.offset, prev_name, offset, offset))
diff --git a/tools/binman/ftest.py b/tools/binman/ftest.py
index 146d4c51d3..614ac4ed39 100644
--- a/tools/binman/ftest.py
+++ b/tools/binman/ftest.py
@@ -3421,6 +3421,10 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         err = stderr.getvalue()
         self.assertRegex(err, "Image 'main-section'.*missing.*: intel-ifwi")
 
+    def testPackOverlap(self):
+        """Test that zero-size overlapping regions are ignored"""
+        self._DoTestFile('160_pack_overlap_zero.dts')
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/160_pack_overlap_zero.dts b/tools/binman/test/160_pack_overlap_zero.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..731aa1cbe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/160_pack_overlap_zero.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+	#address-cells = <1>;
+	#size-cells = <1>;
+
+	binman {
+		u-boot {
+		};
+
+		fill {
+			size = <0>;
+			offset = <3>;
+		};
+	};
+};