diff --git a/lib/rules/jsx-no-target-blank.js b/lib/rules/jsx-no-target-blank.js
index 9e2861b406..f52e801a39 100644
--- a/lib/rules/jsx-no-target-blank.js
+++ b/lib/rules/jsx-no-target-blank.js
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ function hasSecureRel(node, allowReferrer, warnOnSpreadAttributes, spreadAttribu
 
   const relAttribute = node.attributes[relIndex];
   const value = getStringFromValue(relAttribute.value);
-  return [].concat(value).filter(Boolean).every((item) => {
-    const tags = typeof item === 'string' && item.toLowerCase().split(' ');
+  return [].concat(value).every((item) => {
+    const tags = typeof item === 'string' ? item.toLowerCase().split(' ') : false;
     const noreferrer = tags && tags.indexOf('noreferrer') >= 0;
-    const noopener = tags && tags.indexOf('noopener') >= 0;
     if (noreferrer) {
       return true;
     }
+    const noopener = tags && tags.indexOf('noopener') >= 0;
     return allowReferrer && noopener;
   });
 }