1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/utils/h2xs.PL b/utils/h2xs.PL
index ee4079f8ea..6b2c78f092 100644
--- a/utils/h2xs.PL
+++ b/utils/h2xs.PL
@@ -862,6 +862,10 @@ if( @path_h ){
 	    $rest =~ s!/\*.*?(\*/|\n)|//.*!!g; # Remove comments
 	    $rest =~ s/^\s+//;
 	    $rest =~ s/\s+$//;
+	    if ($rest eq '') {
+	      print("Skip empty $def\n") if $opt_d;
+	      next defines;
+	    }
 	    # Cannot do: (-1) and ((LHANDLE)3) are OK:
 	    #print("Skip non-wordy $def => $rest\n"),
 	    #  next defines if $rest =~ /[^\w\$]/;