Index: cgi.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/cgi.c,v
retrieving revision 1.181
diff -u -r1.181 cgi.c
--- cgi.c	28 Apr 2023 19:11:03 -0000	1.181
+++ cgi.c	13 Oct 2023 07:28:40 -0000
@@ -919,6 +919,8 @@
 	mparse_readfd(mp, fd, file);
 	close(fd);
 	meta = mparse_result(mp);
+	if (meta == NULL)
+		return;
 
 	memset(&conf, 0, sizeof(conf));
 	conf.fragment = 1;
Index: demandoc.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/demandoc.c,v
retrieving revision 1.34
diff -u -r1.34 demandoc.c
--- demandoc.c	14 Apr 2022 16:43:43 -0000	1.34
+++ demandoc.c	13 Oct 2023 07:28:40 -0000
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@
 	mparse_readfd(mp, fd, fn);
 	close(fd);
 	meta = mparse_result(mp);
+	if (meta == NULL)
+		return;
 	line = 1;
 	col = 0;
 
Index: main.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/main.c,v
retrieving revision 1.361
diff -u -r1.361 main.c
--- main.c	14 Apr 2022 16:43:43 -0000	1.361
+++ main.c	13 Oct 2023 07:28:41 -0000
@@ -983,6 +983,8 @@
 
 	mandoc_xr_reset();
 	meta = mparse_result(mp);
+	if (meta == NULL)
+		return;
 
 	/* Execute the out device, if it exists. */
 
Index: mandocd.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mandocd.c,v
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -r1.13 mandocd.c
--- mandocd.c	14 Apr 2022 16:43:44 -0000	1.13
+++ mandocd.c	13 Oct 2023 07:28:41 -0000
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@
 
 	mparse_readfd(parser, STDIN_FILENO, "<unixfd>");
 	meta = mparse_result(parser);
+	if (meta == NULL)
+		return;
 	if (meta->macroset == MACROSET_MDOC) {
 		switch (outtype) {
 		case OUTT_ASCII:
Index: read.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/read.c,v
retrieving revision 1.221
diff -u -r1.221 read.c
--- read.c	19 May 2022 14:48:56 -0000	1.221
+++ read.c	13 Oct 2023 07:28:41 -0000
@@ -716,6 +716,8 @@
 struct roff_meta *
 mparse_result(struct mparse *curp)
 {
+	if (curp->line == 0)
+		return (NULL);
 	roff_state_reset(curp->man);
 	if (curp->options & MPARSE_VALIDATE) {
 		if (curp->man->meta.macroset == MACROSET_MDOC)