diff --git a/src/lib/evas/filters/evas_filter_parser.c b/src/lib/evas/filters/evas_filter_parser.c
index 87e8ec6ced..7ffc4f3679 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/filters/evas_filter_parser.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/filters/evas_filter_parser.c
@@ -1057,6 +1057,9 @@ evas_filter_program_parse(Evas_Filter_Program *pgm, const char *str)
              break;
           }
 
+        // Empty command
+        if (next == token + 1) continue;
+
         // Parse "instrname(options)"
         options = token;
         instrname = strsep(&options, "(");