diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.cpp
index aa3d3160a2..8c871c29fa 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn* MeasurePosition::execute()
 {
     const App::DocumentObject* object = Element.getValue();
     const std::vector<std::string>& subElements = Element.getSubValues();
-
+    if (subElements.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
     App::SubObjectT subject {object, subElements.front().c_str()};
     auto info = getMeasureInfo(subject);