1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git-applymbox.sh b/git-applymbox.sh
index 1f68599ae5..2cbdc7eb3c 100755
--- a/git-applymbox.sh
+++ b/git-applymbox.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ do
     *)
 	    git-mailinfo $keep_subject $utf8 \
 		.dotest/msg .dotest/patch <$i >.dotest/info || exit 1
+	    test -s $dotest/patch || {
+		echo "Patch is empty.  Was is split wrong?"
+		stop_here $this
+	    }
 	    git-stripspace < .dotest/msg > .dotest/msg-clean
 	    ;;
     esac