diff --git a/search.php b/search.php
index 56fdc98d..acf6e5fb 100644
--- a/search.php
+++ b/search.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 query_posts(
 	array_merge(
-		$wp_query->query,
+		$wp_query->query ?? array(),
 		array(
 			'post_type' => $_post_type,
 		)