diff --git a/src/js_printer.zig b/src/js_printer.zig
index 8832ffb9d4..da50024f27 100644
--- a/src/js_printer.zig
+++ b/src/js_printer.zig
@@ -3851,8 +3851,8 @@ fn NewPrinter(
 
                     if (comptime is_bun_platform) {
                         if (import_record.do_commonjs_transform_in_printer) {
-                            assert(s.items.len > 0);
-
+                            if (s.items.len == 0)
+                                return;
                             p.print("var {");
                             var symbol_counter: u32 = p.symbol_counter;