diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/pattern/save.js b/packages/block-library/src/pattern/save.js
index 887dfba4d6b7d..da8e6a103aa32 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/pattern/save.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/pattern/save.js
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
  */
 import { useBlockProps, useInnerBlocksProps } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 
-export default function save( { attributes: { inheritedAlignment } } ) {
+export default function save( {
+	attributes: { inheritedAlignment },
+	innerBlocks,
+} ) {
+	if ( innerBlocks?.length === 0 ) {
+		return;
+	}
 	const blockProps = useBlockProps.save( {
 		className: inheritedAlignment && `align${ inheritedAlignment }`,
 	} );