diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 4cb639684c3..6cb777651a6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -18769,6 +18769,9 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function checkObjectLiteralAssignment(node: ObjectLiteralExpression, sourceType: Type): Type {
             const properties = node.properties;
+            if (strictNullChecks && properties.length === 0) {
+                return checkNonNullType(sourceType, node);
+            }
             for (const p of properties) {
                 checkObjectLiteralDestructuringPropertyAssignment(sourceType, p, properties);
             }
@@ -18908,9 +18911,6 @@ namespace ts {
                 target = (<BinaryExpression>target).left;
             }
             if (target.kind === SyntaxKind.ObjectLiteralExpression) {
-                if (strictNullChecks && (<ObjectLiteralExpression>target).properties.length === 0) {
-                    return checkNonNullType(sourceType, target);
-                }
                 return checkObjectLiteralAssignment(<ObjectLiteralExpression>target, sourceType);
             }
             if (target.kind === SyntaxKind.ArrayLiteralExpression) {
@@ -21836,12 +21836,14 @@ namespace ts {
             if (isBindingPattern(node.name)) {
                 // Don't validate for-in initializer as it is already an error
                 if (node.initializer && node.parent.parent.kind !== SyntaxKind.ForInStatement) {
-                    let initializerType = checkExpressionCached(node.initializer);
+                    const initializerType = checkExpressionCached(node.initializer);
                     if (strictNullChecks && node.name.elements.length === 0) {
-                        initializerType = checkNonNullType(initializerType, node);
+                        checkNonNullType(initializerType, node);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        checkTypeAssignableTo(initializerType, getWidenedTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration(node), node, /*headMessage*/ undefined);
+                        checkParameterInitializer(node);
                     }
-                    checkTypeAssignableTo(initializerType, getWidenedTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration(node), node, /*headMessage*/ undefined);
-                    checkParameterInitializer(node);
                 }
                 return;
             }