1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/builtin.c b/builtin.c
index dc8d1a8e..7ef2acd8 100644
--- a/builtin.c
+++ b/builtin.c
@@ -3997,6 +3997,9 @@ do_bindtextdomain(int nargs)
 		DEREF(t2);
 	}
 
+	if (the_result == NULL)
+		the_result = "";
+
 	return make_string(the_result, strlen(the_result));
 }