1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/items.c b/items.c
index 637e5e7..83a2ea3 100644
--- a/items.c
+++ b/items.c
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ void item_free(item *it) {
 bool item_size_ok(const size_t nkey, const int flags, const int nbytes) {
     char prefix[40];
     uint8_t nsuffix;
+    if (nbytes < 2)
+        return false;
 
     size_t ntotal = item_make_header(nkey + 1, flags, nbytes,
                                      prefix, &nsuffix);