{
int ret = 0;
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
- char *expanded = expand_user_path(path);
+ char *expanded;
+ if (!path)
+ return config_error_nonbool("include.path");
+
+ expanded = expand_user_path(path);
if (!expanded)
return error("Could not expand include path '%s'", path);
path = expanded;