diff --git a/src/arg.c b/src/arg.c
index 187540d..f113ba3 100644
--- a/src/arg.c
+++ b/src/arg.c
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
 	/* Unassigned types must never happen. Better crash during parsing if they do. */
 };
 
+/* This dummy arg list may be used by default when no arg is found, it helps
+ * parsers by removing pointer checks.
+ */
+struct arg empty_arg_list[8] = { };
+
 /* This function builds an argument list from a config line. It returns the
  * number of arguments found, or <0 in case of any error. Everything needed
  * it automatically allocated. A pointer to an error message might be returned