diff --git a/features.module b/features.module
index 872581b..14ba7f7 100644
--- a/features.module
+++ b/features.module
@@ -587,7 +587,10 @@ function features_get_info($type = 'module', $name = NULL, $reset = FALSE) {
     $cache = cache_get('features_module_info');
   }
   if (empty($cache) || $reset) {
-    $data = array();
+    $data = array(
+      'feature' => array(),
+      'module' => array(),
+    );
     $ignored = variable_get('features_ignored_orphans', array());
     $files = system_rebuild_module_data();