diff --git a/patches/api/Improve-Recipe-validation.patch b/patches/api/Improve-Recipe-validation.patch
index 771c852be..9f4b21533 100644
--- a/patches/api/Improve-Recipe-validation.patch
+++ b/patches/api/Improve-Recipe-validation.patch
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
       */
      @Deprecated
      public SmithingRecipe(@NotNull NamespacedKey key, @NotNull ItemStack result, @NotNull RecipeChoice base, @NotNull RecipeChoice addition, boolean copyDataComponents) {
-+        com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument(!result.isEmpty(), "Recipe cannot have an empty result."); // Paper
++        com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument(!result.isEmpty() || this instanceof ComplexRecipe, "Recipe cannot have an empty result."); // Paper
          this.copyDataComponents = copyDataComponents;
          // Paper end
          this.key = key;