diff --git a/src/linter/html/linter.ts b/src/linter/html/linter.ts
index 55fcb2263..c402c301c 100644
--- a/src/linter/html/linter.ts
+++ b/src/linter/html/linter.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ export async function lintHtml(resourceName: string, contentStream: ReadStream):
 	const jsScriptTags = await extractJSScriptTags(contentStream);
 
 	jsScriptTags.forEach((tag) => {
-		const scriptContent = tag.textNodes?.map((tNode) => tNode.value).join("");
 		// Tags with src attribute do not parse and run inline code
 		const hasSrc = tag.attributes.some((attr) => {
 			return attr.name.value.toLowerCase() === "src";
 		});
 
-		if (!hasSrc && scriptContent) {
+		if (!hasSrc && tag.textNodes?.length > 0) {
 			report.addMessage({
 				node: tag,
 				severity: LintMessageSeverity.Warning,