diff --git a/scripts/check-licence-header.sh b/scripts/check-licence-header.sh
index 72a58410a7867bc572102210e3265b2b0782bd84..587cc308ddd73a84e0d9f496cef6fa090e5be6e4 100755
--- a/scripts/check-licence-header.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-licence-header.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ for FILE in $CHANGED_FILES; do
   for EXCLUDE in "${excludes[@]}"; do
     FILE=$(echo $FILE | egrep -v "$EXCLUDE")
   done
-  if [[ -n $FILE && -f $FILE ]]; then
+  if [[ -n $FILE && -f $FILE && -s $FILE ]]; then
     licenceHeaderCheck $FILE
   fi
 done