diff --git a/tools/scaninc/c_file.cpp b/tools/scaninc/c_file.cpp
index 595f366cbe..c1fe10d374 100644
--- a/tools/scaninc/c_file.cpp
+++ b/tools/scaninc/c_file.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ CFile::CFile(std::string path)
 
     m_size = std::ftell(fp);
 
+    if (m_size < 0)
+        FATAL_ERROR("File size of \"%s\" is less than zero.\n", path.c_str());
+    else if (m_size == 0)
+        return; // Empty file
+
     m_buffer = new char[m_size + 1];
     m_buffer[m_size] = 0;
 
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ CFile::CFile(std::string path)
 
 CFile::~CFile()
 {
-    delete[] m_buffer;
+    if (m_size > 0) delete[] m_buffer;
 }
 
 void CFile::FindIncbins()