diff --git a/pb_decode.c b/pb_decode.c
index 052a531..9d0b7af 100644
--- a/pb_decode.c
+++ b/pb_decode.c
@@ -508,6 +508,16 @@
     if (data_size == 0 || array_size == 0)
         PB_RETURN_ERROR(stream, "invalid size");
     
+#ifdef __AVR__
+    /* Workaround for AVR libc bug 53284: http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?53284
+     * Realloc to size of 1 byte can cause corruption of the malloc structures.
+     */
+    if (data_size == 1 && array_size == 1)
+    {
+        data_size = 2;
+    }
+#endif
+
     /* Check for multiplication overflows.
      * This code avoids the costly division if the sizes are small enough.
      * Multiplication is safe as long as only half of bits are set