diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/TargetLowering.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/TargetLowering.cpp
index 05b025c1482..17631c0c9d9 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/TargetLowering.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/TargetLowering.cpp
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ void TargetLowering::LowerAsmOperandForConstraint(SDValue Op,
 std::pair<unsigned, const TargetRegisterClass*> TargetLowering::
 getRegForInlineAsmConstraint(const std::string &Constraint,
                              MVT VT) const {
-  if (Constraint[0] != '{')
+  if (Constraint.empty() || Constraint[0] != '{')
     return std::make_pair(0u, static_cast<TargetRegisterClass*>(0));
   assert(*(Constraint.end()-1) == '}' && "Not a brace enclosed constraint?");