diff --git a/Shared/Scintilla.cs b/Shared/Scintilla.cs
index 2615a4a..cfa507f 100644
--- a/Shared/Scintilla.cs
+++ b/Shared/Scintilla.cs
@@ -4845,7 +4845,7 @@ public string LexerName
 
             set
             {
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) && value != string.Empty)
                 {
                     lexerName = value;