diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index ba563478fad..be76f2696f3 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@ fs::path GetSpecialFolderPath(int nFolder, bool fCreate)
 
 void runCommand(const std::string& strCommand)
 {
+    if (strCommand.empty()) return;
     int nErr = ::system(strCommand.c_str());
     if (nErr)
         LogPrintf("runCommand error: system(%s) returned %d\n", strCommand, nErr);