diff --git a/Functions/Misc/zmv b/Functions/Misc/zmv
index 269fe5ba5..51c8ad3ab 100644
--- a/Functions/Misc/zmv
+++ b/Functions/Misc/zmv
@@ -236,12 +236,14 @@ if [[ $pat = (#b)(*)\((\*\*##/)\)(*) ]]; then
 else
   fpat=$pat
 fi
-files=(${~fpat})
+files=(${~fpat}(#qN))
 
 [[ -n $hasglobqual ]] && pat=$opat
 
 errs=()
 
+[[ -n $files ]] || errs=( "no files matched \`$fpat'" )
+
 for f in $files; do
   if [[ $pat = (#b)(*)\(\*\*##/\)(*) ]]; then
     # This looks like a recursive glob.  This isn't good enough,