diff --git a/base/runtime/core_builtin_soa.odin b/base/runtime/core_builtin_soa.odin
index 33cb760ed..d436b9a3a 100644
--- a/base/runtime/core_builtin_soa.odin
+++ b/base/runtime/core_builtin_soa.odin
@@ -249,68 +249,73 @@ _reserve_soa :: proc(array: ^$T/#soa[dynamic]$E, capacity: int, zero_memory: boo
 
 	old_data := (^rawptr)(array)^
 
-	new_bytes, resize_err := array.allocator.procedure(
-		array.allocator.data, .Resize_Non_Zeroed, new_size, max_align,
-		old_data, old_size, loc,
-	)
-	new_data := raw_data(new_bytes)
+	if old_data != nil {
+		new_bytes, resize_err := array.allocator.procedure(
+			array.allocator.data, .Resize_Non_Zeroed, new_size, max_align,
+			old_data, old_size, loc,
+		)
+		new_data := raw_data(new_bytes)
 
-	old_offset := 0
-	new_offset := 0
+		if resize_err == .None {
 
-	if resize_err == .None {
+			footer.cap = capacity
 
-		footer.cap = capacity
+			old_offset := 0
+			new_offset := 0
 
-		// Correct data memory
-		// from: |x x y y z z _ _ _|
-		// to:   |x x _ y y _ z z _|
+			// Correct data memory
+			// from: |x x y y z z _ _ _|
+			// to:   |x x _ y y _ z z _|
 
-		// move old data to the end of the new allocation to avoid overlap
-		old_start := uintptr(new_data) + uintptr(new_size - old_size)
-		mem_copy(rawptr(old_start), old_data, old_size)
+			// move old data to the end of the new allocation to avoid overlap
+			old_start := uintptr(new_data) + uintptr(new_size - old_size)
+			mem_copy(rawptr(old_start), new_data, old_size)
 
-		// now:  |_ _ _ x x y y z z|
+			// now:  |_ _ _ x x y y z z|
 
-		for i in 0..<field_count {
-			type := si.types[i].variant.(Type_Info_Multi_Pointer).elem
+			for i in 0..<field_count {
+				type := si.types[i].variant.(Type_Info_Multi_Pointer).elem
 
-			old_offset = align_forward_int(old_offset, max_align)
-			new_offset = align_forward_int(new_offset, max_align)
+				old_offset = align_forward_int(old_offset, max_align)
+				new_offset = align_forward_int(new_offset, max_align)
 
-			new_data_elem := rawptr(uintptr(new_data) + uintptr(new_offset))
-			old_data_elem := rawptr(old_start + uintptr(old_offset))
+				new_data_elem := rawptr(uintptr(new_data) + uintptr(new_offset))
+				old_data_elem := rawptr(old_start + uintptr(old_offset))
 
-			old_size_elem := type.size * old_cap
-			new_size_elem := type.size * capacity
+				old_size_elem := type.size * old_cap
+				new_size_elem := type.size * capacity
 
-			mem_copy(new_data_elem, old_data_elem, old_size_elem)
+				mem_copy(new_data_elem, old_data_elem, old_size_elem)
 
-			(^rawptr)(uintptr(array) + i*size_of(rawptr))^ = new_data_elem
+				(^rawptr)(uintptr(array) + i*size_of(rawptr))^ = new_data_elem
 
-			if zero_memory {
-				mem_zero(rawptr(uintptr(new_data_elem) + uintptr(old_size_elem)), new_size_elem - old_size_elem)
+				if zero_memory {
+					mem_zero(rawptr(uintptr(new_data_elem) + uintptr(old_size_elem)), new_size_elem - old_size_elem)
+				}
+
+				old_offset += old_size_elem
+				new_offset += new_size_elem
 			}
 
-			old_offset += old_size_elem
-			new_offset += new_size_elem
+			return nil
 		}
 
-		return nil
+		if resize_err != .Mode_Not_Implemented {
+			return resize_err
+		}
 	}
 
-	if resize_err != .Mode_Not_Implemented {
-		return resize_err
-	}
-
-	new_bytes = array.allocator.procedure(
+	new_bytes := array.allocator.procedure(
 		array.allocator.data, .Alloc if zero_memory else .Alloc_Non_Zeroed, new_size, max_align,
 		nil, old_size, loc,
 	) or_return
-	new_data = raw_data(new_bytes)
+	new_data := raw_data(new_bytes)
 
 	footer.cap = capacity
 
+	old_offset := 0
+	new_offset := 0
+
 	// Correct data memory
 	// from: |x x y y z z| ... |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|
 	// to:                     |x x _ y y _ z z _|
@@ -332,10 +337,12 @@ _reserve_soa :: proc(array: ^$T/#soa[dynamic]$E, capacity: int, zero_memory: boo
 		new_offset += type.size * capacity
 	}
 
-	array.allocator.procedure(
-		array.allocator.data, .Free, 0, max_align,
-		old_data, old_size, loc,
-	) or_return
+	if old_data != nil {
+		array.allocator.procedure(
+			array.allocator.data, .Free, 0, max_align,
+			old_data, old_size, loc,
+		) or_return
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }