diff --git a/src/patterns.rs b/src/patterns.rs
index 628c207d7508..aa163c2d4d88 100644
--- a/src/patterns.rs
+++ b/src/patterns.rs
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ fn rewrite_tuple_pat(
     }
 
     if pat_vec.is_empty() {
-        return Some(format!("{}()", try_opt!(path_str)));
+        return Some(format!("{}()", path_str.unwrap_or(String::new())));
     }
 
     let wildcard_suffix_len = count_wildcard_suffix_len(context, &pat_vec, span, shape);
diff --git a/tests/source/pattern.rs b/tests/source/pattern.rs
index 7e1787ca409b..b8781bd1d2e1 100644
--- a/tests/source/pattern.rs
+++ b/tests/source/pattern.rs
@@ -42,3 +42,9 @@ fn mutate_fragment(&mut self, fragment: &mut Fragment) {
 fn issue_1319() {
     if let (Event { .. }, .. ) = ev_state {}
 }
+
+fn issue_1874() {
+    if let Some(()) = x {
+y
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/target/pattern.rs b/tests/target/pattern.rs
index 39a8408a6301..15fbef048c8b 100644
--- a/tests/target/pattern.rs
+++ b/tests/target/pattern.rs
@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@ fn mutate_fragment(&mut self, fragment: &mut Fragment) {
 fn issue_1319() {
     if let (Event { .. }, ..) = ev_state {}
 }
+
+fn issue_1874() {
+    if let Some(()) = x {
+        y
+    }
+}