diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/defaultCompletionProvider.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/defaultCompletionProvider.ts
index 7fd535a341855a42d7a5ee3a8bc147cfcd37f989..28adbadfb7a8ce0088e26d35b089b01798941d2d 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/defaultCompletionProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/defaultCompletionProvider.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class DefaultCompletionItemProvider implements vscode.CompletionItemProvi
 
 		let result: vscode.CompletionList = doComplete(document, position, syntax, getEmmetConfiguration());
 		let newItems: vscode.CompletionItem[] = [];
-		if (result.items) {
+		if (result && result.items) {
 			result.items.forEach(item => {
 				let newItem = new vscode.CompletionItem(item.label);
 				newItem.documentation = item.documentation;