diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/FinallyProcessor.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/FinallyProcessor.java
index 0e41f4efd..4ba7de579 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/FinallyProcessor.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/FinallyProcessor.java
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ private Record getFinallyInformation(StructClass cl, StructMethod mt, RootStatem
 
     BasicBlockStatement firstBlockStatement = fstat.getHandler().getBasichead();
     BasicBlock firstBasicBlock = firstBlockStatement.getBlock();
+
+    if (firstBasicBlock.getSeq().isEmpty()) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     Instruction instrFirst = firstBasicBlock.getInstruction(0);
 
     int firstcode = 0;