1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/ImplicitOutputsFunction.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/ImplicitOutputsFunction.java
index 5fa3a0cd01..81dfd14e22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/ImplicitOutputsFunction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/ImplicitOutputsFunction.java
@@ -450,12 +450,10 @@ public abstract class ImplicitOutputsFunction {
       List<String> placeholders = Lists.<String>newArrayList();
       String formatStr = createPlaceholderSubstitutionFormatString(rawTemplate, placeholders);
       if (placeholders.isEmpty()) {
-        return new AutoValue_ImplicitOutputsFunction_ParsedTemplate(
-            rawTemplate, rawTemplate, ImmutableList.of());
+        placeholders = ImmutableList.of();
       }
-
       return new AutoValue_ImplicitOutputsFunction_ParsedTemplate(
-          rawTemplate, formatStr, placeholders);
+            rawTemplate, formatStr, placeholders);
     }
 
     ImmutableList<String> substituteAttributes(