diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASTextNodeRenderer.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASTextNodeRenderer.mm
index b17ae283..af28bf17 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASTextNodeRenderer.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASTextNodeRenderer.mm
@@ -173,9 +173,13 @@ static const CGFloat ASTextNodeRendererTextCapHeightPadding = 1.3;
 {
   ASDN::MutexLocker l(_textKitLock);
 
+  if (_attributedString.string.length == 0) {
+    _calculatedSize = CGSizeZero;
+    return;
+  }
+    
   [self _initializeTextKitComponentsIfNeeded];
 
-
   // Force glyph generation and layout, which may not have happened yet (and
   // isn't triggered by -usedRectForTextContainer:).
   [_layoutManager ensureLayoutForTextContainer:_textContainer];