diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 2917d5af7c..524af36e6f 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -1038,6 +1038,12 @@ func (w *worker) commitNewWork(interrupt *int32, noempty bool, timestamp int64)
 			return
 		}
 	}
+
+	// do not produce empty blocks
+	if w.current.tcount == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
 	w.commit(uncles, w.fullTaskHook, true, tstart)
 }