--- acl-2.2.47/setfacl/setfacl.c	2008-02-07 04:39:57.000000000 +0100
+++ acl-2.2.47/setfacl/setfacl.c-gil	2008-11-30 04:49:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -599,6 +599,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 	while (optind < argc) {
+                if(!seq)
+			goto synopsis;
 		if (seq_empty(seq))
 			goto synopsis;
 		saw_files = 1;