diff --git a/tests/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js b/tests/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js
index 3d95dac065a..cccbc95ac8f 100644
--- a/tests/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js
+++ b/tests/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js
@@ -43,6 +43,23 @@ ruleTester.run("consistent-docs-url", rule, {
         ].join("\n")
     ],
     invalid: [
+        {
+            code: [
+                "module.exports = {",
+                "    meta: {",
+                "    },",
+
+                "    create: function(context) {",
+                "        return {};",
+                "    }",
+                "};"
+            ].join("\n"),
+            errors: [{
+                message: "Rule is missing a meta.docs property",
+                line: 2,
+                column: 5
+            }]
+        },
         {
             code: [
                 "module.exports = {",
diff --git a/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js b/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js
index ae7fe67d3d5..0082ecf7629 100644
--- a/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js
+++ b/tools/internal-rules/consistent-docs-url.js
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ function checkMetaDocsUrl(context, exportsNode) {
     const metaDocs = metaProperty && getPropertyFromObject("docs", metaProperty.value);
     const metaDocsUrl = metaDocs && getPropertyFromObject("url", metaDocs.value);
 
+    if (!metaDocs) {
+        context.report({
+            node: metaProperty,
+            message: "Rule is missing a meta.docs property"
+        });
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!metaDocsUrl) {
         context.report({
             node: metaDocs,