diff --git a/phpstan-baseline.php b/phpstan-baseline.php
index 7c60780cc31e..873cd7492294 100644
--- a/phpstan-baseline.php
+++ b/phpstan-baseline.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 ];
 $ignoreErrors[] = [
 	'message' => '#^Construct empty\\(\\) is not allowed\\. Use more strict comparison\\.$#',
-	'count' => 15,
+	'count' => 14,
 	'path' => __DIR__ . '/system/BaseModel.php',
 ];
 $ignoreErrors[] = [
diff --git a/system/BaseModel.php b/system/BaseModel.php
index a51ae1efbbe6..4a34fe18fb27 100644
--- a/system/BaseModel.php
+++ b/system/BaseModel.php
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ public function validate($data): bool
 
         $rules = $this->getValidationRules();
 
-        if (empty($rules)) {
+        if ($rules === []) {
             return true;
         }