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diff --git a/libs/pbd/system_exec.cc b/libs/pbd/system_exec.cc
index 811bd43d39..01c46aa9eb 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/system_exec.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/system_exec.cc
@@ -805,6 +805,10 @@ SystemExec::start (int stderr_mode, const char *vfork_exec_wrapper)
#else
signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
#endif
+ if (!vfork_exec_wrapper) {
+ error << _("Cannot start external process, no vfork wrapper") << endmsg;
+ return -1;
+ }
int good_fds[2] = { pok[1], -1 };
close_allv(good_fds);