diff --git a/packages/frontend-builder/locale-inliner.ts b/packages/frontend-builder/locale-inliner.ts
index 1dc344e2a3..8d0d6e3d20 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-builder/locale-inliner.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-builder/locale-inliner.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class LocaleInliner {
 		await fs.mkdir(path.join(this.outputDir, localeName), { recursive: true });
 		const localeLogger = localeName === 'ja-JP' ? this.logger : blankLogger; // we want to log for single locale only
 		for (const chunk of this.chunks) {
-			if (!chunk.sourceCode || !chunk.modifications) {
+			if (chunk.sourceCode == null || !chunk.modifications) {
 				throw new Error(`Source code or modifications for ${chunk.fileName} is not available.`);
 			}
 			const fileLogger = localeLogger.prefixed(`${chunk.fileName} (${chunk.chunkName}): `);
diff --git a/packages/frontend-builder/locale-inliner/collect-modifications.ts b/packages/frontend-builder/locale-inliner/collect-modifications.ts
index 2e92a407c9..80ce268f95 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-builder/locale-inliner/collect-modifications.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-builder/locale-inliner/collect-modifications.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ interface WalkerContext {
 }
 
 export function collectModifications(sourceCode: string, fileName: string, fileLogger: Logger, inliner: LocaleInliner): TextModification[] {
+	if (sourceCode === '') return [];
 	let programNode: RolldownESTree.Program;
 	try {
 		programNode = parseAst(sourceCode);