1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gettext.h b/gettext.h
index e44d8bcda9..7671d09d04 100644
--- a/gettext.h
+++ b/gettext.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ extern int use_gettext_poison(void);
 
 static inline FORMAT_PRESERVING(1) const char *_(const char *msgid)
 {
+	if (!*msgid)
+		return "";
 	return use_gettext_poison() ? "# GETTEXT POISON #" : gettext(msgid);
 }