diff --git a/ext/standard/dir.c b/ext/standard/dir.c
index 25f96064e9c..58f3cd8ee19 100644
--- a/ext/standard/dir.c
+++ b/ext/standard/dir.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(glob)
 
 #ifndef GLOB_NOMATCH
 	/* now catch the FreeBSD style of "no matches" */
-	if (!globbuf.gl_pathc) {
+	if (!globbuf.gl_pathc || !globbuf.gl_pathv) {
 		array_init(return_value);
 		return;
 	}