diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filters.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filters.js
index 55c07fc4ac..256acd278d 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filters.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filters.js
@@ -408,7 +408,9 @@ frappe.ui.Filter = Class.extend({
 				}
 			}
 		} else if(in_list(["in", "not in"], this.get_condition())) {
-			val = $.map(val.split(","), function(v) { return strip(v); });
+			if(val) {
+				val = $.map(val.split(","), function(v) { return strip(v); });
+			}
 		} if(val === '%') {
 			val = "";
 		}