diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 6ade63398..7eae5fd80 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2901,9 +2901,11 @@ bool IsWitnessEnabled(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, const Consensus::Params& pa
 static int GetWitnessCommitmentIndex(const CBlock& block)
 {
     int commitpos = -1;
-    for (size_t o = 0; o < block.vtx[0]->vout.size(); o++) {
-        if (block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey.size() >= 38 && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[0] == OP_RETURN && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[1] == 0x24 && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[2] == 0xaa && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[3] == 0x21 && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[4] == 0xa9 && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[5] == 0xed) {
-            commitpos = o;
+    if (!block.vtx.empty()) {
+        for (size_t o = 0; o < block.vtx[0]->vout.size(); o++) {
+            if (block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey.size() >= 38 && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[0] == OP_RETURN && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[1] == 0x24 && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[2] == 0xaa && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[3] == 0x21 && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[4] == 0xa9 && block.vtx[0]->vout[o].scriptPubKey[5] == 0xed) {
+                commitpos = o;
+            }
         }
     }
     return commitpos;