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diff --git a/sphinx/directives/code.py b/sphinx/directives/code.py
index 1f7a856a7..5043a31e4 100644
--- a/sphinx/directives/code.py
+++ b/sphinx/directives/code.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class LiteralInclude(Directive):
lines = self.read_with_encoding(filename, document,
codec_info, encoding)
- if not isinstance(lines[0], string_types):
+ if lines and not isinstance(lines[0], string_types):
return lines
diffsource = self.options.get('diff')