diff --git a/scripts/jw-pkg b/scripts/jw-pkg
index 78a5ae9b..ea89441c 100644
--- a/scripts/jw-pkg
+++ b/scripts/jw-pkg
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ cmd_compile_templates()
 	local f
 	while read f; do
 		local base=`echo $f | sed "s/$ext_from_re$//"`
+		[ "$base" ] || continue
 		local to=$base$ext_to
 		local table=""
 		local ext