diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy/sparkle.rb b/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy/sparkle.rb
index 03a34676e8..4fc45aa2c7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy/sparkle.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy/sparkle.rb
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
           match_data.merge!(Strategy.page_content(url))
           content = match_data.delete(:content)
+          return match_data if content.blank?
 
           versions_from_content(content, regex, &block).each do |version_text|
             match_data[:matches][version_text] = Version.new(version_text)