diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/src/jsx/mod.rs b/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/src/jsx/mod.rs
index 309afb8692c9..f72aa4f0a646 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/src/jsx/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/src/jsx/mod.rs
@@ -533,10 +533,18 @@ where
                                             .value
                                             .and_then(jsx_attr_value_to_expr)
                                             .map(|expr| expr.as_arg());
-                                        assert_ne!(
-                                            key, None,
-                                            "value of property 'key' should not be empty"
-                                        );
+
+                                        if key.is_none() {
+                                            HANDLER.with(|handler| {
+                                                handler
+                                                    .struct_span_err(
+                                                        i.span,
+                                                        "The value of property 'key' should not \
+                                                         be empty",
+                                                    )
+                                                    .emit();
+                                            });
+                                        }
                                         continue;
                                     }
 
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/input.js b/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f7c873f3d936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const test = <div key></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/options.json b/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8c29c48c6f58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "runtime": "automatic" }
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/output.mjs b/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/output.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d96adbf55b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/output.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import { jsx as _jsx } from "react/jsx-runtime";
+const test = /*#__PURE__*/ _jsx("div", {});
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/output.stderr b/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/output.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..541b257a8376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_transforms_react/tests/jsx/fixture/issue-6939/output.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+  x The value of property 'key' should not be empty
+   ,-[input.js:1:1]
+ 1 | const test = <div key></div>
+   :                   ^^^
+   `----