diff --git a/lib/rules/void-dom-elements-no-children.js b/lib/rules/void-dom-elements-no-children.js
index 71dd4ac954..2ee1132094 100644
--- a/lib/rules/void-dom-elements-no-children.js
+++ b/lib/rules/void-dom-elements-no-children.js
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ module.exports = {
         }
 
         const args = node.arguments;
+
+        if (args.length < 1) {
+          // React.createElement() should not crash linter
+          return;
+        }
+
         const elementName = args[0].value;
 
         if (!isVoidDOMElement(elementName)) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/void-dom-elements-no-children.js b/tests/lib/rules/void-dom-elements-no-children.js
index 2350ef7081..c54e56b7ed 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/void-dom-elements-no-children.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/void-dom-elements-no-children.js
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ ruleTester.run('void-dom-elements-no-children', rule, {
     },
     {
       code: 'React.createElement("img");'
+    }, {
+      code: 'React.createElement();'
+    }, {
+      code: 'document.createElement();'
     }, {
       code: `
         const props = {};