diff --git a/src/unix/linux-core.c b/src/unix/linux-core.c
index 9c9a2be6..a2145b0f 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux-core.c
+++ b/src/unix/linux-core.c
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses,
     return -errno;
 
   *count = 0;
+  *addresses = NULL;
 
   /* Count the number of interfaces */
   for (ent = addrs; ent != NULL; ent = ent->ifa_next) {
@@ -766,6 +767,9 @@ int uv_interface_addresses(uv_interface_address_t** addresses,
     (*count)++;
   }
 
+  if (*count == 0)
+    return 0;
+
   *addresses = malloc(*count * sizeof(**addresses));
   if (!(*addresses))
     return -ENOMEM;