diff --git a/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/place.rktl b/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/place.rktl
index a8e135c589..1816605e57 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/place.rktl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/place.rktl
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
   (test #t place-message-allowed? v)
   (test #t place-message-allowed? (list v))
   (test #t place-message-allowed? (vector v)))
+(test #t place-message-allowed? (vector))
 
 (for ([v (list (lambda () 10)
                add1)])
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/src/place.c b/racket/src/racket/src/place.c
index 76b9ba27fc..3956e9fdf1 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/src/place.c
+++ b/racket/src/racket/src/place.c
@@ -1655,7 +1655,8 @@ DEEP_VEC2:
       if (set_mode) {
         SCHEME_SET_IMMUTABLE(vec);
         new_so = vec;
-      }
+      } else
+        new_so = vec;
       RETURN;
       break;