diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/FormValidator.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/FormValidator.php
index 8e976f5a86..d069c8e7eb 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/FormValidator.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/FormValidator.php
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ protected function doValidateForm(&$elements, FormStateInterface &$form_state, $
         // length if it's a string, and the item count if it's an array.
         // An unchecked checkbox has a #value of integer 0, different than
         // string '0', which could be a valid value.
-        $is_empty_multiple = (!count($elements['#value']));
+        $is_empty_multiple = (is_array($elements['#value']) && count($elements['#value']) == 0);
         $is_empty_string = (is_string($elements['#value']) && Unicode::strlen(trim($elements['#value'])) == 0);
         $is_empty_value = ($elements['#value'] === 0);
         if ($is_empty_multiple || $is_empty_string || $is_empty_value) {