diff --git a/lib/6to5/types/index.js b/lib/6to5/types/index.js
index c132e8860a..3e21e4d7c8 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/types/index.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/types/index.js
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ t.toBlock = function (node, parent) {
     return node;
   }
 
+  if (t.isEmptyStatement(node)) {
+    node = [];
+  }
+
   if (!Array.isArray(node)) {
     if (!t.isStatement(node)) {
       if (t.isFunction(parent)) {