diff --git a/src/shared/conf-parser.c b/src/shared/conf-parser.c
index 9fb0395714..fbe8103b43 100644
--- a/src/shared/conf-parser.c
+++ b/src/shared/conf-parser.c
@@ -763,6 +763,10 @@ int config_get_stats_by_path(
                         return -errno;
                 }
 
+                /* Skipping an empty file. */
+                if (null_or_empty(&st))
+                        continue;
+
                 r = hashmap_put_stats_by_path(&stats_by_path, *f, &st);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;