diff --git a/src/schema/rules/checks/events.yaml b/src/schema/rules/checks/events.yaml
index 4c4e143afd..01d1a9537d 100644
--- a/src/schema/rules/checks/events.yaml
+++ b/src/schema/rules/checks/events.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ EventsMissing:
     - '!match(entities.task, "rest")'
     - '!intersects([suffix], ["events", "beh"])'
     - extension != ".json"
+    - (datatype != "meg" || entities.subject != "emptyroom")
   checks:
     - '"events" in associations'