diff --git a/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs b/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs
index 77b90c0846bbe..6f217be31fe67 100644
--- a/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ impl CString {
     /// byte vector, not anything that can be converted to one with Into.
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     pub unsafe fn from_vec_unchecked(mut v: Vec<u8>) -> CString {
+        v.reserve_exact(1);
         v.push(0);
         CString { inner: v.into_boxed_slice() }
     }