1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/bytes.rs b/src/bytes.rs
index 93ab84b..8ecc853 100644
--- a/src/bytes.rs
+++ b/src/bytes.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,15 @@ impl Bytes {
     #[inline]
     pub fn truncate(&mut self, len: usize) {
         if len < self.len {
-            self.len = len;
+            // The Vec "promotable" vtables do not store the capacity,
+            // so we cannot truncate while using this repr. We *have* to
+            // promote using `split_off` so the capacity can be stored.
+            if self.vtable as *const Vtable == &PROMOTABLE_EVEN_VTABLE ||
+                self.vtable as *const Vtable == &PROMOTABLE_ODD_VTABLE {
+                drop(self.split_off(len));
+            } else {
+                self.len = len;
+            }
         }
     }