diff --git a/examples/js/exporters/GLTFExporter.js b/examples/js/exporters/GLTFExporter.js
index da5053525c8156..867c1681907ab8 100644
--- a/examples/js/exporters/GLTFExporter.js
+++ b/examples/js/exporters/GLTFExporter.js
@@ -2282,7 +2282,7 @@ THREE.GLTFExporter.Utils = {
 
 				// We need to take into consideration the intended target node
 				// of our original un-merged morphTarget animation.
-				mergedTrack.name = sourceTrackBinding.nodeName + '.morphTargetInfluences';
+				mergedTrack.name = ( sourceTrackBinding.nodeName || '' ) + '.morphTargetInfluences';
 				mergedTrack.values = values;
 
 				mergedTracks[ sourceTrackNode.uuid ] = mergedTrack;
diff --git a/examples/jsm/exporters/GLTFExporter.js b/examples/jsm/exporters/GLTFExporter.js
index 0909f005fd675a..2b4d4513c5560d 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/exporters/GLTFExporter.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/exporters/GLTFExporter.js
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ GLTFExporter.Utils = {
 
 				// We need to take into consideration the intended target node
 				// of our original un-merged morphTarget animation.
-				mergedTrack.name = sourceTrackBinding.nodeName + '.morphTargetInfluences';
+				mergedTrack.name = ( sourceTrackBinding.nodeName || '' ) + '.morphTargetInfluences';
 				mergedTrack.values = values;
 
 				mergedTracks[ sourceTrackNode.uuid ] = mergedTrack;