1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ptr.rs b/src/libsyntax/ptr.rs
index d577243fb3d..f0cfa5a84a8 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ptr.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ptr.rs
@@ -133,8 +133,15 @@ impl<T: Encodable> Encodable for P<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T> P<[T]> {
-    pub fn new() -> P<[T]> {
-        P { ptr: Default::default() }
+    pub const fn new() -> P<[T]> {
+        // HACK(eddyb) bypass the lack of a `const fn` to create an empty `Box<[T]>`
+        // (as trait methods, `default` in this case, can't be `const fn` yet).
+        P {
+            ptr: unsafe {
+                use std::ptr::NonNull;
+                std::mem::transmute(NonNull::<[T; 0]>::dangling() as NonNull<[T]>)
+            },
+        }
     }
 
     #[inline(never)]