From e08d690b3dd7d82c862c34d8671323a1d95c3e18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Smith <owlstronaut@github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:49:47 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix: guard against empty children in code component

---
 src/mdx/code.js | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/mdx/code.js b/src/mdx/code.js
index a837471add1..90c3a8607fb 100644
--- a/src/mdx/code.js
+++ b/src/mdx/code.js
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ function Code({className = '', prompt, children}) {
     )
   }
 
-  const code = children.trim()
+  const code = children?.trim()
+  if (!code) {
+    return null
+  }
   const isBlock = className.startsWith('language-') || code.includes('\n')
 
   if (!isBlock) {