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diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/shared_memory.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/shared_memory.py
index a3a5fcf..122b3fc 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/shared_memory.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/shared_memory.py
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class SharedMemory:
raise ValueError("'size' must be a positive integer")
if create:
self._flags = _O_CREX | os.O_RDWR
+ if size == 0:
+ raise ValueError("'size' must be a positive number different from zero")
if name is None and not self._flags & os.O_EXCL:
raise ValueError("'name' can only be None if create=True")