diff --git a/coccinelle/empty-or-dash.cocci b/coccinelle/empty-or-dash.cocci
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bebaead2ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coccinelle/empty-or-dash.cocci
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+@@
+expression s;
+@@
+- (isempty(s) || streq(s, "-"))
++ empty_or_dash(s)