diff --git a/src/internal/mem_impl.c b/src/internal/mem_impl.c
index 6a651c6..5b920e7 100644
--- a/src/internal/mem_impl.c
+++ b/src/internal/mem_impl.c
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ void *OSHMPI_malloc(size_t size)
 {
     void *ptr = NULL;
 
+    if (size == 0)
+        return ptr;
+
     OSHMPI_THREAD_ENTER_CS(&OSHMPI_global.symm_heap_mspace_cs);
     ptr = mspace_malloc(OSHMPI_global.symm_heap_mspace, size);
     OSHMPI_THREAD_EXIT_CS(&OSHMPI_global.symm_heap_mspace_cs);
@@ -49,6 +52,9 @@ void *OSHMPI_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
 {
     void *rptr = NULL;
 
+    if (size == 0 && ptr == NULL)
+        return ptr;
+
     OSHMPI_THREAD_ENTER_CS(&OSHMPI_global.symm_heap_mspace_cs);
     rptr = mspace_realloc(OSHMPI_global.symm_heap_mspace, ptr, size);
     OSHMPI_THREAD_EXIT_CS(&OSHMPI_global.symm_heap_mspace_cs);
@@ -75,6 +81,9 @@ void *OSHMPI_calloc(size_t count, size_t size)
 {
     void *ptr = NULL;
 
+    if (size == 0)
+        return ptr;
+
     OSHMPI_THREAD_ENTER_CS(&OSHMPI_global.symm_heap_mspace_cs);
     ptr = mspace_calloc(OSHMPI_global.symm_heap_mspace, count, size);
     OSHMPI_THREAD_EXIT_CS(&OSHMPI_global.symm_heap_mspace_cs);