diff --git a/config/backup/backup.pl b/config/backup/backup.pl
index 6f9295e94..4cccc671d 100644
--- a/config/backup/backup.pl
+++ b/config/backup/backup.pl
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ list_addons() {
 
 process_includes() {
 	local include
-
 	for include in $@; do
+		# Skip any empty line (which will include /)
+		[ -n "${include}" ] || continue
+
 		local file
 		while read -r file; do
 			for file in /${file}; do