diff --git a/src/jumper/SkJumper.cpp b/src/jumper/SkJumper.cpp
index 0e184b9..8daf29e 100644
--- a/src/jumper/SkJumper.cpp
+++ b/src/jumper/SkJumper.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@
 }
 
 void SkRasterPipeline::run(size_t x, size_t n) const {
+    if (fStages.empty()) {
+        return;
+    }
     gChooseEngineOnce([]{ gPlatform = choose_engine(); });
 
     SkAutoSTMalloc<64, void*> program(2*fStages.size() + 1);
@@ -204,6 +207,9 @@
 }
 
 std::function<void(size_t, size_t)> SkRasterPipeline::compile(SkArenaAlloc* alloc) const {
+    if (fStages.empty()) {
+        return [](size_t, size_t) {};
+    }
     gChooseEngineOnce([]{ gPlatform = choose_engine(); });
 
     void** platform = alloc->makeArray<void*>(2*fStages.size() + 1);