diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3db2b2e30..6473d0924 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6682,6 +6682,8 @@ function quux () {
 
 /* @ts-nocheck */
 
+/* */
+
 /* @custom */
 // Options: [{"ignore":["custom"]}]
 ````
diff --git a/src/rules/noBadBlocks.js b/src/rules/noBadBlocks.js
index fcb92b65b..c2a850ad2 100644
--- a/src/rules/noBadBlocks.js
+++ b/src/rules/noBadBlocks.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default iterateJsdoc(({
       return false;
     }
 
-    const [{tags}] = commentParser(`${commentText.slice(0, 2)}*${commentText.slice(2)}`);
+    const [{tags = {}} = {}] = commentParser(`${commentText.slice(0, 2)}*${commentText.slice(2)}`);
 
     return tags.length && !tags.some(({tag}) => {
       return ignore.includes(tag);
diff --git a/test/rules/assertions/noBadBlocks.js b/test/rules/assertions/noBadBlocks.js
index 77ad6af81..d290dc2d4 100644
--- a/test/rules/assertions/noBadBlocks.js
+++ b/test/rules/assertions/noBadBlocks.js
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ export default {
     {
       code: '/* @ts-nocheck */',
     },
+    {
+      code: '/* */',
+    },
     {
       code: '/* @custom */',
       options: [{ignore: ['custom']}],