diff --git a/arrow-libs/core/arrow-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/arrow/core/test/Generators.kt b/arrow-libs/core/arrow-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/arrow/core/test/Generators.kt
index 3c947fe22b5..3885baf1f0f 100644
--- a/arrow-libs/core/arrow-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/arrow/core/test/Generators.kt
+++ b/arrow-libs/core/arrow-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/arrow/core/test/Generators.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.bind
 import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.boolean
 import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.choice
 import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.constant
+import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.filter
 import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.int
 import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.list
 import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.set
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ import kotlin.coroutines.startCoroutine
 // copied from kotest-extensions-arrow
 
 fun <A> Arb.Companion.nonEmptyList(arb: Arb<A>, range: IntRange = 0 .. 100): Arb<NonEmptyList<A>> =
-  Arb.list(arb, max(range.first, 1) .. range.last).map { NonEmptyList(it) }
+  Arb.list(arb, max(range.first, 1) .. range.last)
+    .filter { it.isNotEmpty() }
+    .map { NonEmptyList(it) }
 
 fun <A> Arb.Companion.nonEmptySet(arb: Arb<A>, range: IntRange = 0 .. 100): Arb<NonEmptySet<A>> =
   Arb.set(arb, max(range.first, 1) .. range.last).map { it.toNonEmptySetOrNull()!! }