diff --git a/setools-python.patch b/setools-python.patch
index 01cb56a..690cf57 100644
--- a/setools-python.patch
+++ b/setools-python.patch
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ diff -up setools-3.3.7/python/Makefile.in.python setools-3.3.7/python/Makefile.i
 +.NOEXPORT:
 diff -up setools-3.3.7/python/setools/__init__.py.python setools-3.3.7/python/setools/__init__.py
 --- setools-3.3.7/python/setools/__init__.py.python	2010-07-30 15:02:10.000000000 -0400
-+++ setools-3.3.7/python/setools/__init__.py	2010-08-03 15:52:27.000000000 -0400
++++ setools-3.3.7/python/setools/__init__.py	2010-10-14 14:31:06.000000000 -0400
 @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
 +#!/usr/bin/env python
 +
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ diff -up setools-3.3.7/python/setools/__init__.py.python setools-3.3.7/python/se
 +     
 +    
 +    dict_list = _sesearch.sesearch(info)
-+    if len(perms) != 0:
++    if dict_list and len(perms) != 0:
 +        dict_list = filter(lambda x: dict_has_perms(x, perms), dict_list)
 +    return dict_list
 +