noice.c | 4 ++++

diff --git a/noice.c b/noice.c
index 0acd4cba60255b20505e5a4bb346c4def61f055e..549eaa362017a591fcd2b7d282c0e3c075a4ad5d 100644
--- a/noice.c
+++ b/noice.c
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ 			char *newpath;
 			char *ext, *bin;
 			pid_t pid;
 
+			/* Cannot descend in empty directories */
+			if (n == 0)
+				goto nochange;
+
 			name = dents[cur]->d_name;
 
 			switch (dents[cur]->d_type) {