diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index 49cbf7cffebd..f181ff4dd32e 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -606,6 +606,9 @@ static inline void run_hrtimer_queue(struct hrtimer_base *base)
 {
 	struct rb_node *node;
 
+	if (!base->first)
+		return;
+
 	if (base->get_softirq_time)
 		base->softirq_time = base->get_softirq_time();