diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index a4bd2a2f874bda..2472390086057c 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ Object.setPrototypeOf(SlowBuffer, Uint8Array);
 
 
 function allocate(size) {
-  if (size === 0) {
-    return createBuffer(size);
+  if (size <= 0) {
+    return createBuffer(0);
   }
   if (size < (Buffer.poolSize >>> 1)) {
     if (size > (poolSize - poolOffset))
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer.js
index f48cfc2a328647..02f94436968c30 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer.js
@@ -1465,3 +1465,14 @@ assert.equal(Buffer.prototype.parent, undefined);
 assert.equal(Buffer.prototype.offset, undefined);
 assert.equal(SlowBuffer.prototype.parent, undefined);
 assert.equal(SlowBuffer.prototype.offset, undefined);
+
+{
+  // Test that large negative Buffer length inputs don't affect the pool offset.
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(Buffer(-Buffer.poolSize), Buffer.from(''));
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(Buffer(-100), Buffer.from(''));
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(Buffer.allocUnsafe(-Buffer.poolSize), Buffer.from(''));
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(Buffer.allocUnsafe(-100), Buffer.from(''));
+
+  // Check pool offset after that by trying to write string into the pool.
+  assert.doesNotThrow(() => Buffer.from('abc'));
+}