diff --git a/channels/sip/dialplan_functions.c b/channels/sip/dialplan_functions.c
index e14975d5dd..7454d699bb 100644
--- a/channels/sip/dialplan_functions.c
+++ b/channels/sip/dialplan_functions.c
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ int sip_acf_channel_read(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *funcname, char *p
 		AST_APP_ARG(type);
 		AST_APP_ARG(field);
 	);
+		
+	/* Check for zero arguments */
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(parse)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Cannot call %s without arguments\n", funcname);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(args, parse);
 
 	/* Sanity check */