1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/match.c b/match.c
index 894f6d73..174c2a1c 100644
--- a/match.c
+++ b/match.c
@@ -776,6 +776,17 @@ next_coll:
     c.bindings = nappend2(last_bindings, c.bindings);
   }
 
+  /* If nothing was collected, but vars were specified,
+     then bind empty lists for the vars. */
+  if (!bindings_coll && vars) {
+    for (iter = vars; iter; iter = cdr(iter)) {
+      val sym = car(car(iter));
+      val exists = assoc(c.bindings, sym);
+      if (!exists)
+        c.bindings = acons(c.bindings, sym, nil);
+    }
+  }
+
   *cout = c;
   return next_spec_k;
 }
@@ -2043,6 +2054,17 @@ next_collect:
     c.bindings = nappend2(last_bindings, c.bindings);
   }
 
+  /* If nothing was collected, but vars were specified,
+     then bind empty lists for the vars. */
+  if (!bindings_coll && vars) {
+    for (iter = vars; iter; iter = cdr(iter)) {
+      val sym = car(car(iter));
+      val exists = assoc(c.bindings, sym);
+      if (!exists)
+        c.bindings = acons(c.bindings, sym, nil);
+    }
+  }
+
   *cout = c;
   return next_spec_k;
 }