diff --git a/ext/xslt/sablot.c b/ext/xslt/sablot.c
index 7902d4f1b7f..6178330a2f6 100644
--- a/ext/xslt/sablot.c
+++ b/ext/xslt/sablot.c
@@ -581,7 +581,11 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(xslt_error)
 	}
 	ZEND_FETCH_RESOURCE(handle, php_xslt *, processor_p, -1, le_xslt_name, le_xslt);
 
-	RETURN_STRING(XSLT_ERRSTR(handle), 1);	
+	if(XSLT_ERRSTR(handle)) {
+		RETURN_STRING(XSLT_ERRSTR(handle), 1);	
+	} else {
+		RETURN_FALSE;
+	}
 }
 /* }}} */