diff --git a/src/stdlib/SDL_malloc.c b/src/stdlib/SDL_malloc.c
index db3b10785..de7f13a94 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/SDL_malloc.c
+++ b/src/stdlib/SDL_malloc.c
@@ -33,11 +33,17 @@
 
 void *SDL_malloc(size_t size)
 {
+    if (!size) {
+        return malloc(1);
+    }
     return malloc(size);
 }
 
 void *SDL_calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
 {
+    if (!size || !nmemb) {
+        return calloc(1,1);
+    }
     return calloc(nmemb, size);
 }