1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/maat_expr.c b/src/maat_expr.c
index 79edba6..51807d8 100644
--- a/src/maat_expr.c
+++ b/src/maat_expr.c
@@ -508,6 +508,10 @@ static int expr_keywords_to_expr_pattern(char *keywords, struct expr_pattern *pa
         pattern->pat_len = pattern_len;
     }
 
+    if (pattern->pat_len == 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }