1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/t/008filter.t b/t/008filter.t
index 531edf28e..bc8c6aa15 100644
--- a/t/008filter.t
+++ b/t/008filter.t
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ sub directive_ok {
     $directive =~ s/^[+-]?\s*//;
     $directive =~ s/\s*[+-]?$//;
 
+    # Empty directives are ok; they are usually line break helpers
+    return 1 if $directive eq '';
+
     # Exclude those on the nofilter list
     if (defined($safe{$file}{$directive})) {
         $safe{$file}{$directive}++;