diff --git a/subcmds/help.py b/subcmds/help.py
index c5979fd6..90b817db 100644
--- a/subcmds/help.py
+++ b/subcmds/help.py
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ See 'repo help --all' for a complete list of recognized commands.
           body = getattr(cmd, bodyAttr)
         except AttributeError:
           return
+        if body == '' or body is None:
+          return
 
         self.nl()