diff --git a/src/vpp-api/client/stat_client.c b/src/vpp-api/client/stat_client.c
index 2c30be6..b0c8391 100644
--- a/src/vpp-api/client/stat_client.c
+++ b/src/vpp-api/client/stat_client.c
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@
 	  vec_free (res[i].error_vector);
 	  break;
 	case STAT_DIR_TYPE_SCALAR_INDEX:
+	case STAT_DIR_TYPE_EMPTY:
 	  break;
 	default:
 	  assert (0);