diff --git a/decoder/assembler_amd64_go116.go b/decoder/assembler_amd64_go116.go
index f889d861e..86d5a3d3f 100644
--- a/decoder/assembler_amd64_go116.go
+++ b/decoder/assembler_amd64_go116.go
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ var _OpFuncTab = [256]func(*_Assembler, *_Instr) {
     _OP_dismatch_err     : (*_Assembler)._asm_OP_dismatch_err,
     _OP_go_skip          : (*_Assembler)._asm_OP_go_skip,
     _OP_add              : (*_Assembler)._asm_OP_add,
+    _OP_check_empty      : (*_Assembler)._asm_OP_check_empty,
 }
 
 func (self *_Assembler) instr(v *_Instr) {
@@ -1172,6 +1173,8 @@ var (
 
 var (
     _F_FieldMap_GetCaseInsensitive obj.Addr
+    _Empty_Slice = make([]byte, 0)
+    _Zero_Base = int64(uintptr(((*rt.GoSlice)(unsafe.Pointer(&_Empty_Slice))).Ptr))
 )
 
 const (
@@ -1642,6 +1645,22 @@ func (self *_Assembler) _asm_OP_slice_init(p *_Instr) {
     self.Emit("MOVQ" , _AX, jit.Ptr(_VP, 8))        // MOVQ    AX, 8(VP)
 }
 
+func (self *_Assembler) _asm_OP_check_empty(p *_Instr) {
+    rbracket := p.vb()
+    if rbracket == ']' {
+        self.check_eof(1)
+        self.Emit("LEAQ", jit.Ptr(_IC, 1), _AX)                              // LEAQ    1(IC), AX
+        self.Emit("CMPB", jit.Sib(_IP, _IC, 1, 0), jit.Imm(int64(rbracket))) // CMPB    (IP)(IC), ']'
+        self.Sjmp("JNE" , "_not_empty_array_{n}")                            // JNE     _not_empty_array_{n}
+        self.Emit("MOVQ", _AX, _IC)                                          // MOVQ    AX, IC
+        self.Emit("MOVQ", jit.Imm(_Zero_Base), jit.Ptr(_VP, 0))              // MOVQ    $zerobase, (VP)
+        self.Xjmp("JMP" , p.vi())                                            // JMP     {p.vi()}
+        self.Link("_not_empty_array_{n}")
+    } else {
+        panic("only implement check empty array here!")
+    }
+}
+
 func (self *_Assembler) _asm_OP_slice_append(p *_Instr) {
     self.Emit("MOVQ" , jit.Ptr(_VP, 8), _AX)            // MOVQ    8(VP), AX
     self.Emit("CMPQ" , _AX, jit.Ptr(_VP, 16))           // CMPQ    AX, 16(VP)
diff --git a/decoder/assembler_amd64_go117.go b/decoder/assembler_amd64_go117.go
index a952ad2bf..e25d6efc3 100644
--- a/decoder/assembler_amd64_go117.go
+++ b/decoder/assembler_amd64_go117.go
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ var _OpFuncTab = [256]func(*_Assembler, *_Instr) {
     _OP_dismatch_err     : (*_Assembler)._asm_OP_dismatch_err,
     _OP_go_skip          : (*_Assembler)._asm_OP_go_skip,
     _OP_add              : (*_Assembler)._asm_OP_add,
+    _OP_check_empty      : (*_Assembler)._asm_OP_check_empty,
     _OP_debug            : (*_Assembler)._asm_OP_debug,
 }
 
@@ -1165,6 +1166,8 @@ var (
 
 var (
     _F_FieldMap_GetCaseInsensitive obj.Addr
+    _Empty_Slice = make([]byte, 0)
+    _Zero_Base = int64(uintptr(((*rt.GoSlice)(unsafe.Pointer(&_Empty_Slice))).Ptr))
 )
 
 const (
@@ -1632,6 +1635,22 @@ func (self *_Assembler) _asm_OP_slice_init(p *_Instr) {
     self.Link("_done_{n}")                          // _done_{n}
 }
 
+func (self *_Assembler) _asm_OP_check_empty(p *_Instr) {
+    rbracket := p.vb()
+    if rbracket == ']' {
+        self.check_eof(1)
+        self.Emit("LEAQ", jit.Ptr(_IC, 1), _AX)                              // LEAQ    1(IC), AX
+        self.Emit("CMPB", jit.Sib(_IP, _IC, 1, 0), jit.Imm(int64(rbracket))) // CMPB    (IP)(IC), ']'
+        self.Sjmp("JNE" , "_not_empty_array_{n}")                            // JNE     _not_empty_array_{n}
+        self.Emit("MOVQ", _AX, _IC)                                          // MOVQ    AX, IC
+        self.Emit("MOVQ", jit.Imm(_Zero_Base), jit.Ptr(_VP, 0))              // MOVQ    $zerobase, (VP)
+        self.Xjmp("JMP" , p.vi())                                            // JMP     {p.vi()}
+        self.Link("_not_empty_array_{n}")
+    } else {
+        panic("only implement check empty array here!")
+    }
+}
+
 func (self *_Assembler) _asm_OP_slice_append(p *_Instr) {
     self.Emit("MOVQ" , jit.Ptr(_VP, 8), _AX)            // MOVQ    8(VP), AX
     self.Emit("CMPQ" , _AX, jit.Ptr(_VP, 16))           // CMPQ    AX, 16(VP)
diff --git a/decoder/compiler.go b/decoder/compiler.go
index b6164338f..8f3905fca 100644
--- a/decoder/compiler.go
+++ b/decoder/compiler.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ const (
     _OP_dismatch_err
     _OP_go_skip
     _OP_add
+    _OP_check_empty
     _OP_debug
 )
 
@@ -174,6 +175,9 @@ var _OpNames = [256]string {
     _OP_check_char_0     : "check_char_0",
     _OP_dismatch_err     : "dismatch_err",
     _OP_add              : "add",
+    _OP_go_skip          : "go_skip",
+    _OP_check_empty      : "check_empty",
+    _OP_debug            : "debug",
 }
 
 func (self _Op) String() string {
@@ -806,11 +810,11 @@ func (self *_Compiler) compileSliceList(p *_Program, sp int, vt reflect.Type) {
 }
 
 func (self *_Compiler) compileSliceBody(p *_Program, sp int, et reflect.Type) {
-    p.rtt(_OP_slice_init, et)
-    p.add(_OP_save)
     p.add(_OP_lspace)
     j := p.pc()
-    p.chr(_OP_check_char, ']')
+    p.chr(_OP_check_empty, ']')
+    p.rtt(_OP_slice_init, et)
+    p.add(_OP_save)
     p.rtt(_OP_slice_append, et)
     self.compileOne(p, sp + 1, et)
     p.add(_OP_load)
@@ -823,9 +827,9 @@ func (self *_Compiler) compileSliceBody(p *_Program, sp int, et reflect.Type) {
     self.compileOne(p, sp + 1, et)
     p.add(_OP_load)
     p.int(_OP_goto, k0)
-    p.pin(j)
     p.pin(k1)
     p.add(_OP_drop)
+    p.pin(j)
 }
 
 func (self *_Compiler) compileString(p *_Program, vt reflect.Type) {
diff --git a/decoder/pools.go b/decoder/pools.go
index ab1e5f23c..06adc7fa1 100644
--- a/decoder/pools.go
+++ b/decoder/pools.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-    _MinSlice = 16
+    _MinSlice = 2
     _MaxStack = 4096 // 4k slots
     _MaxStackBytes = _MaxStack * _PtrBytes
     _MaxDigitNums = 800  // used in atof fallback algorithm