diff --git a/src/vector.c b/src/vector.c
index baec8036f..620a1f56c 100644
--- a/src/vector.c
+++ b/src/vector.c
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ void git_vector_reverse(git_vector *v)
 {
 	size_t a, b;
 
+	if (v->length == 0)
+		return;
+
 	a = 0;
 	b = v->length - 1;