1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/monitor/hmp.c b/monitor/hmp.c
index 6c0b33a0b1..d50c3124e1 100644
--- a/monitor/hmp.c
+++ b/monitor/hmp.c
@@ -1089,6 +1089,13 @@ void handle_hmp_command(MonitorHMP *mon, const char *cmdline)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (!cmd->cmd) {
+        /* FIXME: is it useful to try autoload modules here ??? */
+        monitor_printf(&mon->common, "Command \"%.*s\" is not available.\n",
+                       (int)(cmdline - cmd_start), cmd_start);
+        return;
+    }
+
     qdict = monitor_parse_arguments(&mon->common, &cmdline, cmd);
     if (!qdict) {
         while (cmdline > cmd_start && qemu_isspace(cmdline[-1])) {