2 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_generic_array.hh b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_generic_array.hh
index f0eddd30419..03dc8814309 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_generic_array.hh
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_generic_array.hh
@@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ class GArray {
         this->deallocate(new_data);
         throw;
       }
-      this->deallocate(data_);
+      if (this->data_) {
+        this->deallocate(data_);
+      }
       data_ = new_data;
     }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/tests/BLI_generic_array_test.cc b/source/blender/blenlib/tests/BLI_generic_array_test.cc
index 25e08f59f94..8e32430eede 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/tests/BLI_generic_array_test.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/tests/BLI_generic_array_test.cc
@@ -114,4 +114,13 @@ TEST(generic_array, InContainer)
   }
 }
 
+TEST(generic_array, ReinitEmpty)
+{
+  GArray<> array(CPPType::get<int>());
+  array.reinitialize(10);
+  array.as_mutable_span().typed<int>()[9] = 7;
+  EXPECT_EQ(array.size(), 10);
+  EXPECT_EQ(array.as_span().typed<int>()[9], 7);
+}
+
 }  // namespace blender::tests