diff --git a/cloudinit/config/cc_mounts.py b/cloudinit/config/cc_mounts.py
index 1d9f821bbd0..20e23296a4f 100644
--- a/cloudinit/config/cc_mounts.py
+++ b/cloudinit/config/cc_mounts.py
@@ -374,8 +374,9 @@ def parse_fstab() -> Tuple[List[str], Dict[str, str], List[str]]:
                 fstab_removed.append(line)
                 continue
             toks = line.split()
-            fstab_devs[toks[0]] = line
-            fstab_lines.append(line)
+            if toks:
+                fstab_devs[toks[0]] = line
+                fstab_lines.append(line)
     return fstab_lines, fstab_devs, fstab_removed
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/config/test_cc_mounts.py b/tests/unittests/config/test_cc_mounts.py
index 7e85987b744..0e6d8379379 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/config/test_cc_mounts.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/config/test_cc_mounts.py
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ def test_fstab_mounts_combinations(self):
             "LABEL=keepme	none	ext4	defaults	0	0\n"
             "/dev/sda1	/a	auto	defaults,comment=cloudconfig	0	2\n"
             "LABEL=UEFI\n"
+            "\n"
             "/dev/sda2	/b	auto	defaults,comment=cloudconfig	0	2\n"
         )
         with open(cc_mounts.FSTAB_PATH, "w") as fd: