diff --git a/tools/ldgen/fragments.py b/tools/ldgen/fragments.py
index dec049ec0..dd8295f86 100644
--- a/tools/ldgen/fragments.py
+++ b/tools/ldgen/fragments.py
@@ -276,12 +276,14 @@ class Mapping(Fragment):
 
     MAPPING_ALL_OBJECTS = "*"
 
+    def __init__(self):
+        Fragment.__init__(self)
+        self.entries = set()
+
     def set_key_value(self, key, parse_results):
         if key == "archive":
             self.archive = parse_results[0]["archive"]
         elif key == "entries":
-            self.entries = set()
-
             for result in parse_results:
                 obj = None
                 symbol = None
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ class Mapping(Fragment):
 
         grammars = {
             "archive": KeyGrammar(Fragment.ENTITY.setResultsName("archive"), 1, 1, True),
-            "entries": KeyGrammar(entry, 1, None, True)
+            "entries": KeyGrammar(entry, 0, None, True)
         }
 
         return grammars
diff --git a/tools/ldgen/test/test_fragments.py b/tools/ldgen/test/test_fragments.py
index e2c479018..22daa574a 100755
--- a/tools/ldgen/test/test_fragments.py
+++ b/tools/ldgen/test/test_fragments.py
@@ -617,8 +617,10 @@ entries:
         * (noflash) # if condition is false, then no 'entries' key value
 """)
 
-        with self.assertRaises(ParseFatalException):
-            FragmentFile(test_fragment, self.sdkconfig)
+        expected = set()
+
+        fragment_file = FragmentFile(test_fragment, self.sdkconfig)
+        self.assertEqual(expected, fragment_file.fragments[0].entries)
 
         test_fragment = self.create_fragment_file(u"""
 [mapping:test]
diff --git a/tools/ldgen/test/test_generation.py b/tools/ldgen/test/test_generation.py
index c62fa8fcd..48f7742f7 100755
--- a/tools/ldgen/test/test_generation.py
+++ b/tools/ldgen/test/test_generation.py
@@ -1108,6 +1108,20 @@ entries:
 
             self.compare_rules(expected, actual)
 
+    def test_rule_generation_empty_entries(self):
+        normal = u"""
+[mapping:test]
+archive: lib.a
+entries:
+    if PERFORMANCE_LEVEL >= 1: # is false, generate no special rules
+        obj.a (noflash)
+"""
+
+        self.add_fragments(normal)
+        actual = self.model.generate_rules(self.sections_info)
+        expected = self.generate_default_rules()  # only default rules
+        self.compare_rules(expected, actual)
+
     def test_conditional_sections_1(self):
         generation_with_condition = u"""
 [sections:cond_text_data]