diff --git a/src/backend/commands/user.c b/src/backend/commands/user.c
index 8340948..a71217e 100644
*** a/src/backend/commands/user.c
--- b/src/backend/commands/user.c
*************** AlterRole(AlterRoleStmt *stmt)
*** 549,554 ****
--- 549,559 ----
  	check_rolespec_name(stmt->role,
  						"Cannot alter reserved roles.");
  
+ 	if (list_length(stmt->options) == 0)
+ 		ereport(ERROR,
+ 				(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+ 				 errmsg("no options specified")));
+ 
  	/* Extract options from the statement node tree */
  	foreach(option, stmt->options)
  	{