diff --git a/tools/elog-gen.py b/tools/elog-gen.py
index 9169a6e..825fc0f 100755
--- a/tools/elog-gen.py
+++ b/tools/elog-gen.py
@@ -230,8 +230,10 @@
         if 'inherits' in match:
             parents[fullname]  = match['inherits'][0]
 
+        # Put all errors in meta[] even the meta is empty
+        # so that child errors could inherits such error without meta
+        tmp_meta = []
         if 'meta' in match:
-            tmp_meta = []
             # grab all the meta data fields and info
             for i in match['meta']:
                 str_short = i['str'].split('=')[0]
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@
                 meta_data[str_short]['type'] = get_cpp_type(i['type'])
                 if ('process' in i) and (True == i['process']):
                     metadata_process[str_short] = fullname + "." + str_short
-            meta[fullname] = tmp_meta
+        meta[fullname] = tmp_meta
 
     # Debug
     # for i in errors:
diff --git a/tools/phosphor-logging/templates/elog-gen-template.mako.hpp b/tools/phosphor-logging/templates/elog-gen-template.mako.hpp
index 23d8c08..0d156ad 100644
--- a/tools/phosphor-logging/templates/elog-gen-template.mako.hpp
+++ b/tools/phosphor-logging/templates/elog-gen-template.mako.hpp
@@ -103,10 +103,13 @@
         parent_meta += [parent_namespace + "::" + parent_name + "::" +
                         p for p in meta[parent]]
         parent_meta_short = ', '.join(meta[parent])
-        if(meta_string):
-            meta_string = meta_string + ", " + parent_meta_short
-        else:
-            meta_string = parent_meta_short
+        # The parent may have empty meta,
+        # so only add parent meta when it exists
+        if (parent_meta_short):
+            if(meta_string):
+                meta_string = meta_string + ", " + parent_meta_short
+            else:
+                meta_string = parent_meta_short
         parent = parents[parent]
 
     if example_yaml: