diff --git a/src/misc2.c b/src/misc2.c
index 2f9fed5..fa06e47 100644
--- a/src/misc2.c
+++ b/src/misc2.c
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@
 {
     int    len;
 
-    if (s == NULL)
+    if (s == NULL || *s == NUL)
 	return;
     len = (int)STRLEN(s);
     if (ga_grow(gap, len) == OK)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vimscript.vim b/src/testdir/test_vimscript.vim
index a299581..ce28e82 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vimscript.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vimscript.vim
@@ -1310,6 +1310,17 @@
 endfunc
 
 "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Test 96:  line continuation						    {{{1
+"
+"           Undefined behavior was detected by ubsan with line continuation
+"           after an empty line.
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+func Test_script_emty_line_continuation()
+
+    \
+endfunc
+
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 " Modelines								    {{{1
 " vim: ts=8 sw=4 tw=80 fdm=marker
 " vim: fdt=substitute(substitute(foldtext(),\ '\\%(^+--\\)\\@<=\\(\\s*\\)\\(.\\{-}\\)\:\ \\%(\"\ \\)\\=\\(Test\ \\d*\\)\:\\s*',\ '\\3\ (\\2)\:\ \\1',\ \"\"),\ '\\(Test\\s*\\)\\(\\d\\)\\D\\@=',\ '\\1\ \\2',\ "")
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 325be55..91ef1f3 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    561,
+/**/
     560,
 /**/
     559,