1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 905acc2f2..00f5dd1d4 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
 			    alias_string + 1, alias_command);
 		}
 		count = split_cmdline(alias_string, &new_argv);
+		if (count < 0)
+			die("Bad alias.%s string", alias_command);
 		option_count = handle_options(&new_argv, &count, &envchanged);
 		if (envchanged)
 			die("alias '%s' changes environment variables\n"