diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCpp/Parser.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibCpp/Parser.cpp
index d8411713a7..f968686c46 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCpp/Parser.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCpp/Parser.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ void Parser::initialize_program_tokens(const StringView& program)
 NonnullRefPtr<TranslationUnit> Parser::parse()
 {
     SCOPE_LOGGER();
+    if (m_tokens.is_empty())
+        return create_root_ast_node({}, {});
     auto unit = create_root_ast_node(m_tokens.first().start(), m_tokens.last().end());
     while (!done()) {
         if (match_comment()) {