diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
index 6c7bac098..34fa1b773 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
@@ -770,7 +770,11 @@ struct CoverageFormat2
     TRACE_SERIALIZE (this);
     if (unlikely (!c->extend_min (*this))) return_trace (false);
 
-    if (unlikely (!num_glyphs)) return_trace (true);
+    if (unlikely (!num_glyphs))
+    {
+      rangeRecord.len.set (0);
+      return_trace (true);
+    }
 
     unsigned int num_ranges = 1;
     for (unsigned int i = 1; i < num_glyphs; i++)