diff --git a/src/errors.h b/src/errors.h
index fac3e26..63e2659 100644
--- a/src/errors.h
+++ b/src/errors.h
@@ -425,3 +425,5 @@
 	INIT(= N_("E1190: %d arguments too few"));
 EXTERN char e_call_to_function_that_failed_to_compile_str[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1191: Call to function that failed to compile: %s"));
+EXTERN char e_empty_function_name[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1192: Empty function name"));
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index b6bee5a..0d15a70 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -3772,7 +3772,14 @@
 	    s = partial_name(pt);
 	}
 	else
+	{
 	    s = functv.vval.v_string;
+	    if (s == NULL || *s == NUL)
+	    {
+		emsg(_(e_empty_function_name));
+		goto theend;
+	    }
+	}
     }
     else
 	s = (char_u *)"";
@@ -3786,6 +3793,7 @@
     funcexe.basetv = basetv;
     ret = get_func_tv(s, -1, rettv, arg, evalarg, &funcexe);
 
+theend:
     // Clear the funcref afterwards, so that deleting it while
     // evaluating the arguments is possible (see test55).
     if (evaluate)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
index 1309554..d63bec4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
@@ -2174,9 +2174,11 @@
   call assert_fails("call call('Mylen', [], 0)", 'E715:')
   call assert_fails('call foo', 'E107:')
 
-  " This once caused a crash.
+  " These once caused a crash.
   call call(test_null_function(), [])
   call call(test_null_partial(), [])
+  call assert_fails('call test_null_function()()', 'E1192:')
+  call assert_fails('call test_null_partial()()', 'E117:')
 endfunc
 
 func Test_char2nr()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 08f06cf..19a159d 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2977,
+/**/
     2976,
 /**/
     2975,