* lisp/isearch.el (isearch-fail-pos): Check for empty `cmds'.

Fixes: debbugs:14268

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index e69fe4b9d0f..163f2495849 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-04-27  Darren Hoo  <darren.hoo@gmail.com>  (tiny change)
+
+        * isearch.el (isearch-fail-pos): Check for empty `cmds'.  (Bug#14268)
+
 2013-04-27  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * vc/log-view.el (log-view-current-entry):
diff --git a/lisp/isearch.el b/lisp/isearch.el
index b36b250738a..b38bfc885f7 100644
--- a/lisp/isearch.el
+++ b/lisp/isearch.el
@@ -1106,8 +1106,9 @@ If MSG is non-nil, use variable `isearch-message', otherwise `isearch-string'."
         (curr-msg (if msg isearch-message isearch-string))
         succ-msg)
     (when (or (not isearch-success) isearch-error)
-      (while (or (not (isearch--state-success (car cmds)))
-                 (isearch--state-error (car cmds)))
+      (while (and cmds
+                  (or (not (isearch--state-success (car cmds)))
+                      (isearch--state-error (car cmds))))
         (pop cmds))
       (setq succ-msg (and cmds (if msg (isearch--state-message (car cmds))
                                  (isearch--state-string (car cmds)))))