diff --git a/0013-return-fail-if-no-args-or-no-rootfs-path-found.patch b/0013-return-fail-if-no-args-or-no-rootfs-path-found.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ca06714cd214170ce024796865cd4411e9435096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0013-return-fail-if-no-args-or-no-rootfs-path-found.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+From ee2a2242a009627fe6edd89f4624d8eb6dd1756c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: WangFengTu <wangfengtu@huawei.com>
+Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:32:22 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] return fail if no args or no rootfs path found
+
+Signed-off-by: WangFengTu <wangfengtu@huawei.com>
+---
+ src/lxc/lxccontainer.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
+index 3f75184..2133782 100644
+--- a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
++++ b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
+@@ -1030,6 +1030,20 @@ static bool do_lxcapi_start(struct lxc_container *c, int useinit, char * const a
+ 		argv = init_cmd = use_init_args(conf->init_argv, conf->init_argc);
+ 	}
+ 
++	// do not allow using default rootfs path when isulad
++	if (conf->rootfs.mount == NULL || conf->rootfs.path == NULL) {
++		ERROR("Empty rootfs path detected");
++		lxc_put_handler(handler);
++		return false;
++	}
++
++	// do not allow using default args when isulad
++	if (!argv) {
++		ERROR("Empty args detected");
++		lxc_put_handler(handler);
++		return false;
++	}
++
+ 	if (c->image_type_oci) {
+ 		handler->image_type_oci = true;
+ 	}
+-- 
+2.25.1
+
diff --git a/lxc.spec b/lxc.spec
index 52b691dbaf5b64bbbd20d70049c429644a013b42..a0e5423fe6050c433651372eddc8ab2c3b9c83ee 100644
--- a/lxc.spec
+++ b/lxc.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%global _release 2022080901
+%global _release 2022081901
 
 Name:           lxc
 Version:        4.0.3
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Patch0009:	0009-fix-HOME-env-of-container-unset-error.patch
 Patch0010:	0010-check-yajl-only-when-have-isulad.patch
 Patch0011:	0011-drop-security_context_t.patch
 Patch0012:	0012-only-set-user-or-image-set-non-empty-HOME.patch
+Patch0013:	0013-return-fail-if-no-args-or-no-rootfs-path-found.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  systemd-units git libtool graphviz docbook2X doxygen chrpath
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libseccomp)
@@ -191,6 +192,12 @@ make check
 %{_mandir}/*/man7/%{name}*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 19 2022 wangfengtu<wangfengtu@huawei.com> - 4.0.3-2022081901
+- Type:bugfix
+- ID:NA
+- SUG:NA
+- DESC: return fail if no args or no rootfs path found
+
 * Tue Aug 9 2022 haozi007<liuhao27@huawei.com> - 4.0.3-2022080901
 - Type:bugfix
 - ID:NA
diff --git a/series.conf b/series.conf
index 4c1cbc3c2d5480e1aba90880cdaba6bcef2183ea..8200753c083635a514e0bb37b8621f616818be47 100644
--- a/series.conf
+++ b/series.conf
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
 0010-check-yajl-only-when-have-isulad.patch
 0011-drop-security_context_t.patch
 0012-only-set-user-or-image-set-non-empty-HOME.patch
+0013-return-fail-if-no-args-or-no-rootfs-path-found.patch