diff --git a/src/Sema.zig b/src/Sema.zig
index 341cb1c85523..9f103121bb3b 100644
--- a/src/Sema.zig
+++ b/src/Sema.zig
@@ -11875,8 +11875,8 @@ fn zirSwitchBlock(sema: *Sema, block: *Block, inst: Zir.Inst.Index, operand_is_r
                 }
             }
         },
-        .enum_literal, .void, .@"fn", .pointer, .type => {
-            if (!has_else) {
+        .enum_literal, .void, .@"fn", .pointer, .type => |tag| {
+            if (!has_else and tag != .void) {
                 return sema.fail(
                     block,
                     src,
diff --git a/test/behavior/switch.zig b/test/behavior/switch.zig
index b5540664c947..3e50853a8f66 100644
--- a/test/behavior/switch.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/switch.zig
@@ -1120,3 +1120,9 @@ test "switch on non-exhaustive enum" {
     try E.doTheTest(.a);
     try comptime E.doTheTest(.a);
 }
+
+test "switch on void without else prong" {
+    switch ({}) {
+        {} => {},
+    }
+}