--- a/hgext/mq.py	Mon Sep 24 12:42:25 2007 -0500
+++ b/hgext/mq.py	Mon Sep 24 19:14:18 2007 -0300
@@ -1638,6 +1638,9 @@
     q = repo.mq
     message = cmdutil.logmessage(opts)
     if opts['edit']:
+        if not q.applied:
+            ui.write(_("No patches applied\n"))
+            return 1
         if message:
             raise util.Abort(_('option "-e" incompatible with "-m" or "-l"'))
         patch = q.applied[-1].name