1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.cxx b/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.cxx
index 05b2a0f5a0ca..8f15e65179d3 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.cxx
+++ b/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.cxx
@@ -496,8 +496,10 @@ OString makeClassPathOption(OUString const & sUserClassPath)
         sBufCP.append(sAppCP);
     }
 
-    sPaths = OUStringToOString(
-        sBufCP.makeStringAndClear(), osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
+    sPaths = OUStringToOString(sBufCP.makeStringAndClear(), osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
+    if (sPaths.isEmpty()) {
+        return "";
+    }
 
     OString sOptionClassPath("-Djava.class.path=");
     sOptionClassPath += sPaths;