diff --git a/libutils/VectorImpl.cpp b/libutils/VectorImpl.cpp
index bdb54b14a..2f770f590 100644
--- a/libutils/VectorImpl.cpp
+++ b/libutils/VectorImpl.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,10 @@ status_t VectorImpl::sort(VectorImpl::compar_r_t cmp, void* state)
                     _do_copy(next, curr, 1);
                     next = curr;
                     --j;
-                    curr = reinterpret_cast<char*>(array) + mItemSize*(j);                    
+                    curr = NULL;
+                    if (j >= 0) {
+                        curr = reinterpret_cast<char*>(array) + mItemSize*(j);
+                    }
                 } while (j>=0 && (cmp(curr, temp, state) > 0));
 
                 _do_destroy(next, 1);