diff --git a/utils/pgsql2sqlite/pgsql2sqlite.hpp b/utils/pgsql2sqlite/pgsql2sqlite.hpp
index 5e78f2b38..6e9ac18cf 100644
--- a/utils/pgsql2sqlite/pgsql2sqlite.hpp
+++ b/utils/pgsql2sqlite/pgsql2sqlite.hpp
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ namespace mapnik {
    
       unsigned num_fields = cursor->getNumFields();
 
+      if (num_fields == 0) return;
+      
       std::string feature_id =  "fid";
    
       std::ostringstream create_sql;