diff --git a/src/test/SDL_test_fuzzer.c b/src/test/SDL_test_fuzzer.c
index b59cbb32d..9e2e757e4 100644
--- a/src/test/SDL_test_fuzzer.c
+++ b/src/test/SDL_test_fuzzer.c
@@ -471,7 +471,9 @@ char *SDLTest_RandomAsciiStringWithMaximumLength(int maxLength)
     }
 
     size = (SDLTest_RandomUint32() % (maxLength + 1));
-
+    if (size == 0) {
+        size = 1;
+    }
     return SDLTest_RandomAsciiStringOfSize(size);
 }