diff --git a/lib/net/pool.js b/lib/net/pool.js
index 359da4d0..1f038bbd 100644
--- a/lib/net/pool.js
+++ b/lib/net/pool.js
@@ -1845,6 +1845,9 @@ Pool.prototype.sendBlockRequests = function sendBlockRequests(peer) {
 
   peer.blockQueue = queue.slice(i);
 
+  if (hashes.length === 0)
+    return;
+
   this.logger.debug(
     'Requesting %d/%d blocks from peer with getdata (%s).',
     hashes.length,