diff --git a/include/boost/serialization/forward_list.hpp b/include/boost/serialization/forward_list.hpp
index b8a3c20..6393c84 100644
--- a/include/boost/serialization/forward_list.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/serialization/forward_list.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ collection_load_impl(
     item_version_type item_version
 ){
     t.clear();
+    if(0 == count){
+      return;
+    }
     boost::serialization::detail::stack_construct<Archive, T> u(ar, item_version);
     ar >> boost::serialization::make_nvp("item", u.reference());
     t.push_front(boost::move(u.reference()));