diff --git a/sparta/sparta/resources/Array.hpp b/sparta/sparta/resources/Array.hpp
index 2c37cbe9e0..40452a0fc7 100644
--- a/sparta/sparta/resources/Array.hpp
+++ b/sparta/sparta/resources/Array.hpp
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ namespace sparta
         // to work as the underlying implementation structures of our array.
         array_.reset(static_cast<ArrayPosition *>(malloc(sizeof(ArrayPosition) * num_entries_)));
 
-        if(statset)
+        if((num_entries > 0) && statset)
         {
             utilization_.reset(new CycleHistogramStandalone(statset, clk,
                                                             name + "_utilization",
diff --git a/sparta/sparta/resources/Buffer.hpp b/sparta/sparta/resources/Buffer.hpp
index 4a7be40129..f036609bff 100644
--- a/sparta/sparta/resources/Buffer.hpp
+++ b/sparta/sparta/resources/Buffer.hpp
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ namespace sparta
         num_entries_(num_entries),
         data_pool_size_(num_entries* 2)
     {
-        if(statset)
+        if((num_entries > 0) && statset)
         {
             utilization_.reset(new CycleHistogramStandalone(statset, clk_,
                                                             name_ + "_utilization",
diff --git a/sparta/sparta/resources/Queue.hpp b/sparta/sparta/resources/Queue.hpp
index 88a6beb252..a88ef50bc2 100644
--- a/sparta/sparta/resources/Queue.hpp
+++ b/sparta/sparta/resources/Queue.hpp
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ namespace sparta
             collector_(nullptr)
         {
 
-            if(statset)
+            if((num_entries > 0) && statset)
             {
                 utilization_.reset(new CycleHistogramStandalone(statset, clk,
                                                                 name + "_utilization",