1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libiberty/argv.c b/libiberty/argv.c
index 8c9794db6a2..6a72208d845 100644
--- a/libiberty/argv.c
+++ b/libiberty/argv.c
@@ -327,6 +327,14 @@ writeargv (char * const *argv, FILE *f)
           arg++;
         }
 
+      /* Write out a pair of quotes for an empty argument.  */
+      if (arg == *argv)
+	if (EOF == fputs ("\"\"", f))
+	  {
+	    status = 1;
+	    goto done;
+	  }
+
       if (EOF == fputc ('\n', f))
         {
           status = 1;