diff --git a/features.export.inc b/features.export.inc
index 70d6529..de6b420 100644
--- a/features.export.inc
+++ b/features.export.inc
@@ -713,7 +713,10 @@ function features_get_default_explicit($component, $module_name = NULL, $alter =
   // Restrict altered defaults to those explicitly provided by module.
   if (!empty($objects) && is_array($objects) && features_get_default_alter_hook($component)) {
     $module = features_get_features($module_name);
-    if (!empty($module->info['features'][$component])) {
+    if (empty($module->info['features'][$component])) {
+      $objects = array();
+    }
+    else {
       $objects = array_intersect_key($objects, drupal_map_assoc($module->info['features'][$component]));
     }
   }