diff --git a/src/libcamera/ipc_pipe.cpp b/src/libcamera/ipc_pipe.cpp
index 28e20e03..c8761320 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/ipc_pipe.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/ipc_pipe.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,11 @@ IPCUnixSocket::Payload IPCMessage::payload() const
 
 	memcpy(payload.data.data(), &header_, sizeof(Header));
 
-	/* \todo Make this work without copy */
-	memcpy(payload.data.data() + sizeof(Header), data_.data(), data_.size());
+	if (data_.size() > 0) {
+		/* \todo Make this work without copy */
+		memcpy(payload.data.data() + sizeof(Header), data_.data(), data_.size());
+	}
+
 	payload.fds = fds_;
 
 	return payload;