diff --git a/tests/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js b/tests/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
index 1661ecfe0fa..b0168f409b1 100644
--- a/tests/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
+++ b/tests/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
@@ -126,6 +126,24 @@ ruleTester.run("no-invalid-meta", rule, {
                 column: 18
             }]
         },
+        {
+            code: [
+                "module.exports = {",
+                "    meta: [],",
+
+                "    create: function(context) {",
+                "        return {",
+                "            Program: function(node) {}",
+                "        };",
+                "    }",
+                "};"
+            ].join("\n"),
+            errors: [{
+                message: "Rule is missing a meta.docs property.",
+                line: 2,
+                column: 5
+            }]
+        },
         {
             code: [
                 "module.exports = {",
diff --git a/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-description.js b/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-description.js
index 55e2a6c7645..b56c641a31e 100644
--- a/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-description.js
+++ b/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-description.js
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ const ALLOWED_FIRST_WORDS = [
 function getPropertyFromObject(property, node) {
     const properties = node.properties;
 
+    if (!Array.isArray(properties)) {
+
+        // if properties is not an array, "internal-no-invalid-meta" will already report this.
+        return null;
+    }
+
     for (let i = 0; i < properties.length; i++) {
         if (properties[i].key.name === property) {
             return properties[i];
diff --git a/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js b/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js
index 0082ecf7629..8e6652fc4bf 100644
--- a/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js
+++ b/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ const path = require("path");
 function getPropertyFromObject(property, node) {
     const properties = node.properties;
 
+    if (!Array.isArray(properties)) {
+
+        // if properties is not an array, "internal-no-invalid-meta" will already report this.
+        return null;
+    }
+
     for (let i = 0; i < properties.length; i++) {
         if (properties[i].key.name === property) {
             return properties[i];
diff --git a/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js b/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
index 8082d1000ae..c0a9bc9076a 100644
--- a/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
+++ b/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 function getPropertyFromObject(property, node) {
     const properties = node.properties;
 
+    if (!Array.isArray(properties)) {
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     for (let i = 0; i < properties.length; i++) {
         if (properties[i].key.name === property) {
             return properties[i];