diff --git a/lib/ostruct.rb b/lib/ostruct.rb
index 6cc526147c..791471391c 100644
--- a/lib/ostruct.rb
+++ b/lib/ostruct.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@
 #
 class OpenStruct
   class << self # :nodoc:
-    alias allocate new
+    def allocate
+      (x = super).instance_variable_set(:@table, {})
+      x
+    end
   end
 
   #
diff --git a/test/ostruct/test_ostruct.rb b/test/ostruct/test_ostruct.rb
index 7df5200ca1..b9bbaace55 100644
--- a/test/ostruct/test_ostruct.rb
+++ b/test/ostruct/test_ostruct.rb
@@ -183,4 +183,13 @@ class TC_OpenStruct < Test::Unit::TestCase
     os.foo = 44
     assert_equal(43, os.foo)
   end
+
+  def test_allocate_subclass
+    bug = '[ruby-core:80292] [Bug #13358] allocate should not call initialize'
+    c = Class.new(OpenStruct) {
+      def initialize(x,y={})super(y);end
+    }
+    os = assert_nothing_raised(ArgumentError, bug) {c.allocate}
+    assert_instance_of(c, os)
+  end
 end