diff --git a/flang/lib/Lower/OpenMP.cpp b/flang/lib/Lower/OpenMP.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Lower/OpenMP.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Lower/OpenMP.cpp
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@
 genOMP(Fortran::lower::AbstractConverter &converter,
        Fortran::lower::pft::Evaluation &eval,
        const Fortran::parser::OpenMPSectionConstruct &sectionConstruct) {
+  if (eval.getNestedEvaluations().size() == 0)
+    return;
 
   auto &firOpBuilder = converter.getFirOpBuilder();
   auto currentLocation = converter.getCurrentLocation();
@@ -736,6 +738,15 @@
 genOMP(Fortran::lower::AbstractConverter &converter,
        Fortran::lower::pft::Evaluation &eval,
        const Fortran::parser::OpenMPSectionsConstruct &sectionsConstruct) {
+
+  bool emptySections = true;
+  for (Fortran::lower::pft::Evaluation &childEval :
+       eval.getNestedEvaluations()) {
+    emptySections &= childEval.getNestedEvaluations().size() == 0;
+  }
+  if (emptySections)
+    return;
+
   auto &firOpBuilder = converter.getFirOpBuilder();
   auto currentLocation = converter.getCurrentLocation();
   SmallVector<Value> reductionVars, allocateOperands, allocatorOperands;
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/OpenMP/sections.f90 b/flang/test/Lower/OpenMP/sections.f90
--- a/flang/test/Lower/OpenMP/sections.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/OpenMP/sections.f90
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
 !FIRDialect: }
 !FIRDialect: omp.terminator
 !FIRDialect: }
-!FIRDialect: omp.sections nowait {
-!FIRDialect: omp.terminator
-!FIRDialect: }
 !FIRDialect: return
 !FIRDialect: }
 
@@ -101,12 +98,6 @@
 !LLVMDialect: }
 !LLVMDialect: omp.terminator
 !LLVMDialect: }
-!LLVMDialect: omp.sections nowait {
-!LLVMDialect: omp.section {
-!LLVMDialect: omp.terminator
-!LLVMDialect: }
-!LLVMDialect: omp.terminator
-!LLVMDialect: }
 !LLVMDialect: llvm.return
 !LLVMDialect: }
 
@@ -124,20 +115,11 @@
             count = count * eta
             double_count = count - eta
     !$omp end sections
-
-    !$omp sections
-    !$omp end sections nowait
 end program sample
 
 !FIRDialect: func @_QPfirstprivate(%[[ARG:.*]]: !fir.ref<f32> {fir.bindc_name = "alpha"}) {
 !FIRDialect: omp.sections {
 !FIRDialect: omp.section  {
-!FIRDialect: omp.terminator
-!FIRDialect: }
-!FIRDialect: omp.terminator
-!FIRDialect: }
-!FIRDialect: omp.sections {
-!FIRDialect: omp.section  {
 !FIRDialect: %[[PRIVATE_VAR:.*]] = fir.load %[[ARG]] : !fir.ref<f32>
 !FIRDialect: %[[CONSTANT:.*]] = arith.constant 5.000000e+00 : f32
 !FIRDialect: %[[PRIVATE_VAR_2:.*]] = arith.mulf %[[PRIVATE_VAR]], %[[CONSTANT]] : f32
@@ -150,12 +132,6 @@
 !FIRDialect: }
 
 !LLVMDialect: llvm.func @_QPfirstprivate(%[[ARG:.*]]: !llvm.ptr<f32> {fir.bindc_name = "alpha"}) {
-!LLVMDialect: omp.sections   {
-!LLVMDialect: omp.section {
-!LLVMDialect: omp.terminator
-!LLVMDialect: }
-!LLVMDialect: omp.terminator
-!LLVMDialect: }
 !LLVMDialect: omp.sections {
 !LLVMDialect: omp.section {
 !LLVMDialect: {{.*}} = llvm.load %[[ARG]] : !llvm.ptr<f32>
@@ -171,10 +147,37 @@
 
 subroutine firstprivate(alpha)
     real :: alpha 
-    !$omp sections firstprivate(alpha)
-    !$omp end sections
 
     !$omp sections
         alpha = alpha * 5
     !$omp end sections
 end subroutine
+
+!FIRDialect-LABEL: func.func @_QPempty_sections
+subroutine empty_sections()
+    !$omp sections
+    !$omp end sections
+
+    !$omp sections
+    !$omp end sections nowait
+
+    !$omp sections
+    !$omp section
+    !$omp end sections
+
+    ! Make sure only the section with a statement gets emitted.
+    !FIRDialect-NEXT: omp.sections {
+    !FIRDialect-NEXT:   omp.section {
+    !FIRDialect-NEXT:     fir.call @_QPfoo()
+    !FIRDialect-NEXT:     omp.terminator
+    !FIRDialect-NEXT:   }
+    !FIRDialect-NEXT:   omp.terminator
+    !FIRDialect-NEXT: }
+    !$omp sections
+    !$omp section
+    !$omp section
+        call foo()
+    !$omp end sections
+
+    !FIRDialect-NEXT: return
+end subroutine empty_sections