diff --git a/libr/bin/p/bin_elf.c b/libr/bin/p/bin_elf.c
index 5cf06df5e1..314f9ba65b 100644
--- a/libr/bin/p/bin_elf.c
+++ b/libr/bin/p/bin_elf.c
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ static RList* sections(RBinArch *arch) {
 		r_list_append (ret, ptr);
 	}
 	free (section);
+	if (r_list_empty (ret)) {
+		if (!(ptr = R_NEW (RBinSection)))
+			return ret;
+		strncpy (ptr->name, "undefined", R_BIN_SIZEOF_STRINGS);
+		ptr->size = arch->size;
+		ptr->vsize = arch->size;
+		ptr->offset = 0;
+		ptr->rva = 0;
+		ptr->srwx = 7;
+		r_list_append (ret, ptr);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }