diff --git a/src/gui/image/qiconloader.cpp b/src/gui/image/qiconloader.cpp
index 1d0c93f26f..27c82bc09f 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qiconloader.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qiconloader.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static quint32 icon_name_hash(const char *p)
 QVector<const char *> QIconCacheGtkReader::lookup(const QStringRef &name)
 {
     QVector<const char *> ret;
-    if (!isValid())
+    if (!isValid() || name.isEmpty())
         return ret;
 
     QByteArray nameUtf8 = name.toUtf8();