1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 08f6cafcbc..f7f3cdbf4a 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -991,6 +991,10 @@ const char *parse_cpu_option(const char *cpu_option)
     const char *cpu_type;
 
     model_pieces = g_strsplit(cpu_option, ",", 2);
+    if (!model_pieces[0]) {
+        error_report("-cpu option cannot be empty");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 
     oc = cpu_class_by_name(CPU_RESOLVING_TYPE, model_pieces[0]);
     if (oc == NULL) {