diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
index cea47817bb88..2c513a41a039 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
@@ -2147,9 +2147,11 @@ class Typer(@constructorOnly nestingLevel: Int = 0) extends Namer
   }
 
   private def notNullInfoFromCases(initInfo: NotNullInfo, cases: List[CaseDef])(using Context): NotNullInfo =
-    if cases.nonEmpty then
-      initInfo.seq(cases.map(_.notNullInfo).reduce(_.alt(_)))
-    else initInfo
+    if cases.isEmpty then
+      // Empty cases is not allowed for match tree in the source code,
+      // but it can be generated by inlining: `tests/pos/i19198.scala`.
+      initInfo
+    else cases.map(_.notNullInfo).reduce(_.alt(_))
 
   def typedCases(cases: List[untpd.CaseDef], sel: Tree, wideSelType0: Type, pt: Type)(using Context): List[CaseDef] =
     var caseCtx = ctx