diff --git a/parser/html/jArray.h b/parser/html/jArray.h
index cfa3be6ff06..e4d935df2bd 100644
--- a/parser/html/jArray.h
+++ b/parser/html/jArray.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jArray<T,L>::jArray(T* const a, L const len)
 
 template<class T, class L>
 jArray<T,L>::jArray(L const len)
-       : arr(new T[len]), length(len)
+       : arr(len ? new T[len] : 0), length(len)
 {
 }