diff --git a/libraries/Util.class.php b/libraries/Util.class.php
index 8eaf8a698e..c128b77e59 100644
--- a/libraries/Util.class.php
+++ b/libraries/Util.class.php
@@ -1913,7 +1913,11 @@ class PMA_Util
 
         $url_parts = parse_url($url);
 
-        return explode($separator, $url_parts['query']);
+        if (! empty($url_parts['query'])) {
+            return explode($separator, $url_parts['query']);
+        } else {
+            return array();
+        }
     }
 
     /**