diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_mempool.c b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_mempool.c
index 7ac7b8b1791..485ba7cbd08 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_mempool.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_mempool.c
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ BLI_mempool *BLI_mempool_create(int esize, int tote, int pchunk)
 	BLI_freenode *lasttail = NULL, *curnode = NULL;
 	int i,j, maxchunks;
 	char *addr;
-
+	
+	if (esize < sizeof(void*))
+		esize = sizeof(void*);
+	
 	/*allocate the pool structure*/
 	pool = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(BLI_mempool),"memory pool");
 	pool->esize = esize;