diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index e96bff787..4e71c2e29 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -20429,7 +20429,14 @@ struct gguf_context * gguf_init_from_file(const char * fname, struct gguf_init_p
             ok = ok && (info->n_dims <= GGML_MAX_DIMS);
 
             for (uint32_t j = 0; j < info->n_dims; ++j) {
-                ok = ok && gguf_fread_el(file, &info->ne[j], sizeof(info->ne[j]), &offset);
+                if (ctx->header.version == 1) {
+                    // NOTE: temporary handling of GGUFv1 >> remove after Oct 2023
+                    uint32_t t = 0;
+                    ok = ok && gguf_fread_el(file, &t, sizeof(t), &offset);
+                    info->ne[j] = t;
+                } else {
+                    ok = ok && gguf_fread_el(file, &info->ne[j], sizeof(info->ne[j]), &offset);
+                }
             }
             ok = ok && gguf_fread_el (file, &info->type,   sizeof(info->type),    &offset);
             ok = ok && gguf_fread_el (file, &info->offset, sizeof(info->offset),  &offset);