diff --git a/lib/rules/utils/ast-utils.js b/lib/rules/utils/ast-utils.js
index 78ae7bc0157..ecf7db82ff3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/utils/ast-utils.js
+++ b/lib/rules/utils/ast-utils.js
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ module.exports = {
         } else {
             const name = module.exports.getStaticPropertyName(parent);
 
-            if (name) {
+            if (name !== null) {
                 tokens.push(`'${name}'`);
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/require-await.js b/tests/lib/rules/require-await.js
index c63a1ef5e86..7b43f326662 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/require-await.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/require-await.js
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ ruleTester.run("require-await", rule, {
             code: "(class { async foo() { doSomething() } })",
             errors: ["Async method 'foo' has no 'await' expression."]
         },
+        {
+            code: "(class { async ''() { doSomething() } })",
+            errors: ["Async method '' has no 'await' expression."]
+        },
         {
             code: "async function foo() { async () => { await doSomething() } }",
             errors: ["Async function 'foo' has no 'await' expression."]
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/utils/ast-utils.js b/tests/lib/rules/utils/ast-utils.js
index 678b7f274df..02f57e11618 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/utils/ast-utils.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/utils/ast-utils.js
@@ -671,7 +671,9 @@ describe("ast-utils", () => {
             "async () => {}": "async arrow function",
             "({ foo: function foo() {} })": "method 'foo'",
             "({ foo: function() {} })": "method 'foo'",
+            "({ '': function() {} })": "method ''",
             "({ ['foo']: function() {} })": "method 'foo'",
+            "({ ['']: function() {} })": "method ''",
             "({ [foo]: function() {} })": "method",
             "({ foo() {} })": "method 'foo'",
             "({ foo: function* foo() {} })": "generator method 'foo'",