diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Model/Resource/Product/Indexer/Eav/Source.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Model/Resource/Product/Indexer/Eav/Source.php
index 7e647806129..e3c8175a4f8 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Model/Resource/Product/Indexer/Eav/Source.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Model/Resource/Product/Indexer/Eav/Source.php
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ protected function _prepareMultiselectIndex($entityIds = null, $attributeId = nu
         $data  = [];
         $query = $select->query();
         while ($row = $query->fetch()) {
-            $values = array_unique(explode(',', $row['value']));
+            $values = empty($row['value']) ? [] : array_unique(explode(',', $row['value']));
             foreach ($values as $valueId) {
                 if (isset($options[$row['attribute_id']][$valueId])) {
                     $data[] = [