diff --git a/checkov/common/checks/base_check_registry.py b/checkov/common/checks/base_check_registry.py
index 11eb5ec2647..8e7d6369c5e 100644
--- a/checkov/common/checks/base_check_registry.py
+++ b/checkov/common/checks/base_check_registry.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def get_checks(self, entity: str) -> List[BaseCheck]:
             res = self.checks[entity].copy() if entity in self.checks.keys() else []
             # check wildcards
             for pattern, checks in self.wildcard_checks.items():
-                if fnmatch.fnmatchcase(entity, pattern):
+                if entity and fnmatch.fnmatchcase(entity, pattern):
                     res += checks
             return res