diff --git a/src/tink/hxx/Generator.hx b/src/tink/hxx/Generator.hx
index 7b1e08a..6730527 100644
--- a/src/tink/hxx/Generator.hx
+++ b/src/tink/hxx/Generator.hx
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ class Generator {
                   throw 'assert';
               }
             }
+        else if (c == null || c.value.length == 0) macro ([]:$ct);
         else macro {
           var __r = [];
           if (false) (__r:$ct);