diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e0746b9..64b25c8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ module.exports = function (babel) {
         exit (path, file) {
           // turn tag into createElement call
           var callExpr = buildElementCall(path.get('openingElement'), file)
-          // add children array as 3rd arg
-          callExpr.arguments.push(t.arrayExpression(path.node.children))
-          if (callExpr.arguments.length >= 3) {
-            callExpr._prettyCall = true
+          if (path.node.children.length) {
+            // add children array as 3rd arg
+            callExpr.arguments.push(t.arrayExpression(path.node.children))
+            if (callExpr.arguments.length >= 3) {
+              callExpr._prettyCall = true
+            }
           }
           path.replaceWith(t.inherits(callExpr, path.node))
         }
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index aa3faed..b0cd4a9 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ describe('babel-plugin-transform-vue-jsx', () => {
     expect(vnode.data.attrs.id).to.equal('foo')
   })
 
+  it('should omit children argument if possible', () => {
+    const vnode = render(h => <div />)
+    const children = vnode.children
+    expect(children).to.equal(undefined)
+  })
+
   it('should handle top-level special attrs', () => {
     const vnode = render(h => (
       <div