diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index eb889ae..33198c1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -316,8 +316,12 @@ impl<T> Drop for Buffer<T> {
 /// If the requested queue size is larger than available memory (e.g.
 /// `capacity.next_power_of_two() * size_of::<T>() > available memory` ), this function will abort
 /// with an OOM panic.
+///
+/// If the type parameter is a zero-size type.
 pub fn make<T>(capacity: usize) -> (Producer<T>, Consumer<T>) {
 
+    assert!(0 < std::mem::size_of::<T>(), "zero-size types are not supported");
+
     let ptr = unsafe { allocate_buffer(capacity) };
 
     let arc = Arc::new(Buffer{