diff --git a/sites/all/modules/contrib/filefield/filefield_field.inc b/sites/all/modules/contrib/filefield/filefield_field.inc
index 06ae4a0..6567f08 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/contrib/filefield/filefield_field.inc
+++ b/sites/all/modules/contrib/filefield/filefield_field.inc
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ function filefield_field_sanitize($node, $field, &$items, $teaser, $page) {
     while (!empty($items[$delta]['data']) && is_string($items[$delta]['data'])) {
       $items[$delta]['data'] = unserialize($items[$delta]['data']);
     }
+    while (!empty($item['data']) && is_string($item['data'])) {
+      $item['data'] = unserialize($item['data']);
+    }
 
     // Load the complete file if a filepath is not available.
     if (!empty($item['fid']) && empty($item['filepath'])) {