diff --git a/misc.go b/misc.go
index ace2712..8b50fce 100644
--- a/misc.go
+++ b/misc.go
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ func SerializeInterface(w io.Writer, val interface{}) (err error) {
 }
 
 func ShrinkSlice[T any](in []T, compare func(elem T) bool) []T {
+	if len(in) == 0 {
+		return in
+	}
+
 	cursor := 0
 	for i := 0; i < len(in); i++ {
 		if compare(in[i]) {