diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/expressions.js b/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/expressions.js
index ffe55eb3f1..ca0f251d34 100644
--- a/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/expressions.js
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/expressions.js
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ export function ConditionalExpression(node: Object) {
 export function NewExpression(node: Object) {
   this.push("new ");
   this.print(node.callee, node);
+  if (node.arguments.length === 0 && this.format.compact) return;
+
   this.push("(");
   this.printList(node.arguments, node);
   this.push(")");
diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/actual.js b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e81ff8d9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+new X();
diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/expected.js b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1ffdf2a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+new X;