diff --git a/glib/garray.c b/glib/garray.c
index 61b1bd091..9487b0c81 100644
--- a/glib/garray.c
+++ b/glib/garray.c
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ ptr_array_new_from_array (gpointer       *data,
       for (gsize i = 0; i < len; i++)
         rarray->pdata[i] = copy_func (data[i], copy_func_user_data);
     }
-  else
+  else if (len != 0)
     {
       memcpy (rarray->pdata, data, len * sizeof (gpointer));
     }