diff --git a/libs/binder/Parcel.cpp b/libs/binder/Parcel.cpp
index 166c1d8..5ea56de 100644
--- a/libs/binder/Parcel.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/Parcel.cpp
@@ -2667,7 +2667,7 @@
 
     releaseObjects();
 
-    if (data) {
+    if (data || desired == 0) {
         LOG_ALLOC("Parcel %p: restart from %zu to %zu capacity", this, mDataCapacity, desired);
         pthread_mutex_lock(&gParcelGlobalAllocSizeLock);
         gParcelGlobalAllocSize += desired;