diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 86fb997..efff3bc 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ impl SizeLimit for Bounded {
             Err(Box::new(ErrorKind::SizeLimit))
         }
     }
+
     #[inline(always)]
     fn limit(&self) -> Option<u64> { Some(self.0) }
 }
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ impl SizeLimit for Bounded {
 impl SizeLimit for Infinite {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn add(&mut self, _: u64) -> Result<()> { Ok (()) }
+
     #[inline(always)]
     fn limit(&self) -> Option<u64> { None }
 }
diff --git a/src/serde/mod.rs b/src/serde/mod.rs
index df78d17..f5c801a 100644
--- a/src/serde/mod.rs
+++ b/src/serde/mod.rs
@@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ pub fn serialize_into<W: ?Sized, T: ?Sized, S, E>(writer: &mut W, value: &T, siz
 pub fn serialize<T: ?Sized, S, E>(value: &T, size_limit: S) -> Result<Vec<u8>>
     where T: serde::Serialize, S: SizeLimit, E: ByteOrder
 {
-    // Since we are putting values directly into a vector, we can do size
-    // computation out here and pre-allocate a buffer of *exactly*
-    // the right size.
     let mut writer = match size_limit.limit() {
         Some(size_limit) => {
             let actual_size = try!(serialized_size_bounded(value, size_limit).ok_or(ErrorKind::SizeLimit));
             Vec::with_capacity(actual_size as usize)
         }
-        None => Vec::new()
+        None => {
+            let size = serialized_size(value) as usize;
+            Vec::with_capacity(size)
+        }
     };
 
     try!(serialize_into::<_, _, _, E>(&mut writer, value, super::Infinite));