diff --git a/lib/redis.rb b/lib/redis.rb
index c2af65be8..1e9a231d3 100644
--- a/lib/redis.rb
+++ b/lib/redis.rb
@@ -3427,9 +3427,7 @@ def method_missing(command, *args) # rubocop:disable Style/MissingRespondToMissi
   private_constant :EMPTY_STREAM_RESPONSE
 
   HashifyStreamEntries = lambda { |reply|
-    return [] if reply == EMPTY_STREAM_RESPONSE
-
-    reply.map do |entry_id, values|
+    reply.compact.map do |entry_id, values|
       [entry_id, values.each_slice(2).to_h]
     end
   }