diff --git a/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js b/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js
index c9d6369f4..2ba0baa4d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ module.exports = {
           })
           return
         }
+        if (!node.templateBody) {
+          return
+        }
         const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode()
         const tokenStore = context.parserServices.getTemplateBodyTokenStore()
         const tokens = tokenStore.getTokens(node.templateBody, { includeComments: true })
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js
index afb93cf07..5238db724 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const RuleTester = require('eslint').RuleTester
 
 const ruleTester = new RuleTester({
   parser: 'vue-eslint-parser',
-  parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2015 }
+  parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2015, sourceType: 'module' }
 })
 
 ruleTester.run('no-multi-spaces', rule, {
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ ruleTester.run('no-multi-spaces', rule, {
     '<template><div v-for="i in b">{{ i }}</div></template>',
     '<template><div v-for=" i in b ">{{ i }}</div></template>',
     '<template><div :test="`           `"> {{ a }} </div></template>',
-    '<template><div :test="`           `">          \n        {{ a }} </div></template>'
+    '<template><div :test="`           `">          \n        {{ a }} </div></template>',
+    {
+      filename: 'test.js',
+      code: 'export default { }'
+    }
   ],
   invalid: [
     {