diff --git a/autoapi/templates/python/module.rst b/autoapi/templates/python/module.rst
index e9b1490..3b53929 100644
--- a/autoapi/templates/python/module.rst
+++ b/autoapi/templates/python/module.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+{% if obj.docstring or obj.children %}
+
 {{ obj.name }}
 {{ "=" * obj.name|length }}
 
 .. py:module:: {{ obj.name }}
 
+{% endif %}
+
 {%- if obj.docstring %}
 
 .. autoapi-nested-parse::