diff --git a/src/Composer/Autoload/AutoloadGenerator.php b/src/Composer/Autoload/AutoloadGenerator.php
index 422f5ec45..daf2827a7 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Autoload/AutoloadGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Autoload/AutoloadGenerator.php
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ EOF;
             }
 
             foreach ($package->getAutoload() as $type => $mapping) {
+                // skip misconfigured packages
+                if (!is_array($mapping)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
                 foreach ($mapping as $namespace => $paths) {
                     foreach ((array) $paths as $path) {
                         $autoloads[$type][$namespace][] = empty($installPath) ? $path : $installPath.'/'.$path;