--- multilib-minimal.eclass	28 Jun 2013 12:42:48 -0000	1.5
+++ multilib-minimal.eclass	20 Aug 2013 07:14:13 -0000
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@
 			[[ -s "${d}" ]] && dodoc "${d}"
 		done
 	elif [[ $(declare -p DOCS) == "declare -a "* ]] ; then
-		dodoc "${DOCS[@]}"
+		[[ ${#DOCS[@]} -eq 0 ]] || dodoc "${DOCS[@]}"
 	else
-		dodoc ${DOCS}
+		[[ -z ${DOCS} ]] || dodoc ${DOCS}
 	fi
 }