diff --git a/src/Php/CompilerBase.php b/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
index e5835423..c88c484a 100644
--- a/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
+++ b/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
@@ -4203,7 +4203,7 @@ class CompilerBase extends \PhpAot\Core\Translator implements PropertyAccessCont
     protected function parseIfChain(array $arms, ?Node\Stmt\Else_ $else, int $index): string
     {
         if (!isset($arms[$index])) {
-            if (!$else) {
+            if (!$else || (count($else->stmts) == 1 && $else->stmts[0] instanceof Node\Stmt\Nop)) {
                 return '';
             }
             return $this->parseBlockStmts($else->stmts);
diff --git a/tests/core/basic/empty-else.phpt b/tests/core/basic/empty-else.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc68bacb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/basic/empty-else.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--TEST--
+empty else
+--FILE--
+<?php
+function main() {
+    if (true) {
+        echo 'success';
+    } else {
+        // 1
+        # 1
+        /**
+         * 1
+         * 2
+         */
+    }
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+success