diff --git a/packages/vue-server-renderer/build.dev.js b/packages/vue-server-renderer/build.dev.js
index f10ebafc1d2..a569b0765af 100644
--- a/packages/vue-server-renderer/build.dev.js
+++ b/packages/vue-server-renderer/build.dev.js
@@ -5025,7 +5025,7 @@ function genInlineTemplate (el, state) {
       { start: el.start }
     );
   }
-  if (ast.type === 1) {
+  if (ast && ast.type === 1) {
     var inlineRenderFns = generate(ast, state.options);
     return ("inlineTemplate:{render:function(){" + (inlineRenderFns.render) + "},staticRenderFns:[" + (inlineRenderFns.staticRenderFns.map(function (code) { return ("function(){" + code + "}"); }).join(',')) + "]}")
   }
diff --git a/packages/vue-template-compiler/browser.js b/packages/vue-template-compiler/browser.js
index 4b240cdd647..c25dd44766f 100644
--- a/packages/vue-template-compiler/browser.js
+++ b/packages/vue-template-compiler/browser.js
@@ -4344,7 +4344,7 @@
         { start: el.start }
       );
     }
-    if (ast.type === 1) {
+    if (ast && ast.type === 1) {
       var inlineRenderFns = generate(ast, state.options);
       return ("inlineTemplate:{render:function(){" + (inlineRenderFns.render) + "},staticRenderFns:[" + (inlineRenderFns.staticRenderFns.map(function (code) { return ("function(){" + code + "}"); }).join(',')) + "]}")
     }
diff --git a/packages/weex-template-compiler/build.js b/packages/weex-template-compiler/build.js
index d6951d52830..c1882aaac5c 100644
--- a/packages/weex-template-compiler/build.js
+++ b/packages/weex-template-compiler/build.js
@@ -3245,7 +3245,7 @@ function genInlineTemplate (el, state) {
   )) {
     state.warn('Inline-template components must have exactly one child element.');
   }
-  if (ast.type === 1) {
+  if (ast && ast.type === 1) {
     var inlineRenderFns = generate(ast, state.options);
     return ("inlineTemplate:{render:function(){" + (inlineRenderFns.render) + "},staticRenderFns:[" + (inlineRenderFns.staticRenderFns.map(function (code) { return ("function(){" + code + "}"); }).join(',')) + "]}")
   }
diff --git a/src/compiler/codegen/index.js b/src/compiler/codegen/index.js
index bdd76be0033..0dc6d357fca 100644
--- a/src/compiler/codegen/index.js
+++ b/src/compiler/codegen/index.js
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ function genInlineTemplate (el: ASTElement, state: CodegenState): ?string {
       { start: el.start }
     )
   }
-  if (ast.type === 1) {
+  if (ast && ast.type === 1) {
     const inlineRenderFns = generate(ast, state.options)
     return `inlineTemplate:{render:function(){${
       inlineRenderFns.render
diff --git a/test/unit/modules/compiler/codegen.spec.js b/test/unit/modules/compiler/codegen.spec.js
index 7f5fbeae333..78c10687200 100644
--- a/test/unit/modules/compiler/codegen.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/modules/compiler/codegen.spec.js
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ describe('codegen', () => {
     try {
       assertCodegen(
         '<my-component inline-template></my-component>',
-        ''
+        `with(this){return _c('my-component',{})}`
       )
     } catch (e) {}
     expect('Inline-template components must have exactly one child element.').toHaveBeenWarned()