diff --git a/src/doc/nomicon/vec-final.md b/src/doc/nomicon/vec-final.md
index 52c22f65076f..d0e5c7b0006d 100644
--- a/src/doc/nomicon/vec-final.md
+++ b/src/doc/nomicon/vec-final.md
@@ -226,7 +226,11 @@ impl<T> Iterator for RawValIter<T> {
         } else {
             unsafe {
                 let result = ptr::read(self.start);
-                self.start = self.start.offset(1);
+                self.start = if mem::size_of::<T>() == 0 {
+					(self.start as usize + 1) as *const _
+				} else {
+					self.start.offset(1)
+				};
                 Some(result)
             }
         }
@@ -246,7 +250,11 @@ impl<T> DoubleEndedIterator for RawValIter<T> {
             None
         } else {
             unsafe {
-                self.end = self.end.offset(-1);
+                self.end = if mem::size_of::<T>() == 0 {
+					(self.end as usize - 1) as *const _
+				} else {
+					self.end.offset(-1)
+				};
                 Some(ptr::read(self.end))
             }
         }