diff --git a/include/occa/core/memoryPool.hpp b/include/occa/core/memoryPool.hpp
index a6a9c3d80..e2ca1de1a 100644
--- a/include/occa/core/memoryPool.hpp
+++ b/include/occa/core/memoryPool.hpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ namespace occa {
      * @endDoc
      */
     occa::memory reserve(const dim_t entries,
-                         const dtype_t &dtype);\
+                         const dtype_t &dtype);
 
     /**
      * @startDoc{setAlignment}
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ namespace occa {
     void setAlignment(const udim_t alignment);
   };
 
+  // Need to declare this function template specialization
+  // in the header so it is available in other translation units.
+  template <>
+  occa::memory memoryPool::reserve<void>(const dim_t entries);
 }
 
 #include "memoryPool.tpp"
diff --git a/tests/src/core/memoryPool.cpp b/tests/src/core/memoryPool.cpp
index 647613744..09dba123a 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/memoryPool.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/memoryPool.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 #include <occa/internal/utils/testing.hpp>
 
 void testReserve();
+void testVoid();
 
 int main(const int argc, const char **argv) {
   testReserve();
+  testVoid();
 
   return 0;
 }
@@ -165,3 +167,15 @@ void testReserve() {
   delete[] test;
   delete[] data;
 }
+
+void testVoid() {
+#define ASSERT_SAME_SIZE(a, b) \
+  ASSERT_EQ((size_t) (a), (size_t) (b))
+
+  occa::device device({{"mode", "Serial"}});
+  occa::memoryPool memory_pool = device.createMemoryPool();
+
+  const int size = 10;
+  occa::memory memory = memory_pool.reserve(10);
+  ASSERT_SAME_SIZE(memory.size(), size);
+}