1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/print.cc b/src/libexpr/print.cc
index 2ee11d9d3..b7ff50f48 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/print.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/print.cc
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ private:
             printDerivation(v);
         } else if (seen && !v.attrs->empty() && !seen->insert(v.attrs).second) {
             printRepeated();
-        } else if (depth < options.maxDepth) {
+        } else if (depth < options.maxDepth || v.attrs->empty()) {
             increaseIndent();
             output << "{";
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ private:
             return;
         }
 
-        if (depth < options.maxDepth) {
+        if (depth < options.maxDepth || v.listSize() == 0) {
             increaseIndent();
             output << "[";
             auto listItems = v.listItems();