diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp
index 43bbe7b50b..c0e07df483 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 void IniFile::ParseLine(const std::string& line, std::string* keyOut, std::string* valueOut)
 {
-  if (line[0] == '#')
+  if (line.empty() || line.front() == '#')
     return;
 
   size_t firstEquals = line.find('=');