diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonPath/ScanFilter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonPath/ScanFilter.cs
index 688e60fc..f07992fb 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonPath/ScanFilter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonPath/ScanFilter.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JsonPath
 
                 while (true)
                 {
-                    if (container != null)
+                    if (container != null && container.HasValues)
                     {
                         value = container.First;
                     }