diff --git a/linkhash.c b/linkhash.c
index 7ea58c0..f05cc38 100644
--- a/linkhash.c
+++ b/linkhash.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
@@ -499,6 +500,8 @@ struct lh_table *lh_table_new(int size, lh_entry_free_fn *free_fn, lh_hash_fn *h
 	int i;
 	struct lh_table *t;
 
+	/* Allocate space for elements to avoid divisions by zero. */
+	assert(size > 0);
 	t = (struct lh_table *)calloc(1, sizeof(struct lh_table));
 	if (!t)
 		return NULL;