diff --git a/ext/standard/array.c b/ext/standard/array.c
index ac284f45f18..b5e16179458 100644
--- a/ext/standard/array.c
+++ b/ext/standard/array.c
@@ -1567,6 +1567,9 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(compact)
 	zval ***args;			/* function arguments array */
 	int i;
 	
+	if (ZEND_NUM_ARGS() < 1) {
+		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+	}
 	args = (zval ***)safe_emalloc(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), sizeof(zval **), 0);
 	
 	if (zend_get_parameters_array_ex(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), args) == FAILURE) {