Index: lldb/trunk/test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/TestMiVar.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/trunk/test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/TestMiVar.py
+++ lldb/trunk/test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/TestMiVar.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         self.runCmd("-var-show-attributes var2")
         self.expect("\^done,status=\"editable\"")
         self.runCmd("-var-list-children var2")
-        self.expect("\^done,numchild=\"0\",children=\"\[\]\"")
+        self.expect("\^done,numchild=\"0\"")
         self.runCmd("-data-evaluate-expression \"g_MyVar=30\"")
         self.expect("\^done,value=\"30\"")
         self.runCmd("-var-update --all-values var2")
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         self.runCmd("-var-show-attributes var3")
         self.expect("\^done,status=\"editable\"")
         self.runCmd("-var-list-children var3")
-        self.expect("\^done,numchild=\"0\",children=\"\[\]\"")
+        self.expect("\^done,numchild=\"0\"")
         self.runCmd("-data-evaluate-expression \"s_MyVar=3\"")
         self.expect("\^done,value=\"3\"")
         self.runCmd("-var-update --all-values var3")
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         self.runCmd("-var-show-attributes var4")
         self.expect("\^done,status=\"editable\"")
         self.runCmd("-var-list-children var4")
-        self.expect("\^done,numchild=\"0\",children=\"\[\]\"")
+        self.expect("\^done,numchild=\"0\"")
         self.runCmd("-data-evaluate-expression \"b=2\"")
         self.expect("\^done,value=\"2\"")
         self.runCmd("-var-update --all-values var4")
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         self.runCmd("-var-show-attributes var5")
         self.expect("\^done,status=\"editable\"") #FIXME editable or not?
         self.runCmd("-var-list-children var5")
-        self.expect("\^done,numchild=\"0\",children=\"\[\]\"")
+        self.expect("\^done,numchild=\"0\"")
 
         # Print argument "argv[0]"
         self.runCmd("-data-evaluate-expression \"argv[0]\"")
Index: lldb/trunk/tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdVar.cpp
===================================================================
--- lldb/trunk/tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdVar.cpp
+++ lldb/trunk/tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdVar.cpp
@@ -1099,12 +1099,7 @@
         CMICmnMIValueResult miValueResult("numchild", miValueConst);
 
         VecMIValueResult_t::const_iterator it = m_vecMiValueResult.begin();
-        if (it == m_vecMiValueResult.end())
-        {
-            const CMICmnMIValueConst miValueConst("[]");
-            miValueResult.Add("children", miValueConst);
-        }
-        else
+        if (it != m_vecMiValueResult.end())
         {
             CMICmnMIValueList miValueList(*it);
             ++it;