diff --git a/src/rumget.c b/src/rumget.c
index a36229f59f..2d47973ecc 100644
--- a/src/rumget.c
+++ b/src/rumget.c
@@ -498,6 +498,9 @@ setListPositionScanEntry(RumState * rumstate, RumScanEntry entry)
 	OffsetNumber	StopLow	= entry->offset,
 					StopHigh = entry->nlist;
 
+	if (entry->nlist == 0)
+		return true;
+
 	if (entry->useMarkAddInfo == false)
 	{
 		entry->offset = (ScanDirectionIsForward(entry->scanDirection)) ?