Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/paint/StyledMapRenderer.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/paint/StyledMapRenderer.java	(revision 11749)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/paint/StyledMapRenderer.java	(revision 11750)
@@ -498,5 +498,5 @@
         TextLabel text = bs.text;
         String s = text.labelCompositionStrategy.compose(n);
-        if (s == null) return;
+        if (s == null || s.isEmpty()) return;
 
         Font defaultFont = g.getFont();