diff --git a/crates/examples/src/bin/dwarfdump.rs b/crates/examples/src/bin/dwarfdump.rs
index 0a88914d..2902f5df 100644
--- a/crates/examples/src/bin/dwarfdump.rs
+++ b/crates/examples/src/bin/dwarfdump.rs
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ fn dump_dwp<R: Reader, W: Write + Send>(
 where
     R::Endian: Send + Sync,
 {
-    if dwp.cu_index.unit_count() != 0 {
+    if dwp.cu_index.version() != 0 {
         writeln!(
             w,
             "\n.debug_cu_index: version = {}, sections = {}, units = {}, slots = {}",
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    if dwp.tu_index.unit_count() != 0 {
+    if dwp.tu_index.version() != 0 {
         writeln!(
             w,
             "\n.debug_tu_index: version = {}, sections = {}, units = {}, slots = {}",
diff --git a/src/read/index.rs b/src/read/index.rs
index a2098882..eee0337c 100644
--- a/src/read/index.rs
+++ b/src/read/index.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl<R: Reader> UnitIndex<R> {
     fn parse(mut input: R) -> Result<UnitIndex<R>> {
         if input.is_empty() {
             return Ok(UnitIndex {
-                version: 5,
+                version: 0,
                 section_count: 0,
                 unit_count: 0,
                 slot_count: 0,
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl<R: Reader> UnitIndex<R> {
         let section_count = input.read_u32()?;
         let unit_count = input.read_u32()?;
         let slot_count = input.read_u32()?;
-        if slot_count == 0 || slot_count & (slot_count - 1) != 0 || slot_count <= unit_count {
+        if slot_count != 0 && (slot_count & (slot_count - 1) != 0 || slot_count <= unit_count) {
             return Err(Error::InvalidIndexSlotCount);
         }
 
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ impl<R: Reader> UnitIndex<R> {
     }
 
     /// Return the version.
+    ///
+    /// Defaults to 0 for empty sections.
     pub fn version(&self) -> u16 {
         self.version
     }
@@ -345,6 +347,24 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_empty() {
         let buf = EndianSlice::new(&[], BigEndian);
         let index = UnitIndex::parse(buf).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(index.version(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(index.unit_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(index.slot_count(), 0);
+        assert!(index.find(0).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_zero_slots() {
+        #[rustfmt::skip]
+        let section = Section::with_endian(Endian::Big)
+            // Header.
+            .D32(2).D32(0).D32(0).D32(0);
+        let buf = section.get_contents().unwrap();
+        let buf = EndianSlice::new(&buf, BigEndian);
+        let index = UnitIndex::parse(buf).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(index.version(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(index.unit_count(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(index.slot_count(), 0);
         assert!(index.find(0).is_none());
     }