diff --git a/include/boost/serialization/vector.hpp b/include/boost/serialization/vector.hpp
index aa3aaca2..e0abaa91 100644
--- a/include/boost/serialization/vector.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/serialization/vector.hpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ inline void load(
     }
     else{
         t.reserve(count);
+        t.resize(0);
         while(count-- > 0){
             detail::stack_construct<Archive, U> u(ar, item_version);
             ar >> boost::serialization::make_nvp("item", u.reference());