diff --git a/src/liballoc/vec.rs b/src/liballoc/vec.rs
index e1c5ab15bb5ce..ba3b3dfbfc2e1 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/vec.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/vec.rs
@@ -819,6 +819,8 @@ impl<T> Vec<T> {
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     pub unsafe fn set_len(&mut self, new_len: usize) {
+        debug_assert!(new_len <= self.capacity());
+
         self.len = new_len;
     }