diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/os/linux/elf.rb b/Library/Homebrew/os/linux/elf.rb
index bf6c692eaa..449c5dd7e3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/os/linux/elf.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/os/linux/elf.rb
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ module ELFShim
       raise ErrorDuringExecution.new(cmd_rpath, status: $CHILD_STATUS, output: [[:stderr, rpath]])
     end
 
-    rpath
+    rpath unless rpath.blank?
   end
 
   def patchelf_patcher