diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala
index 4ee24f2e41428..777df3b125c22 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala
@@ -2542,7 +2542,9 @@ class ReplicaManager(val config: KafkaConfig,
       }
 
       replicaFetcherManager.addFetcherForPartitions(partitionAndOffsets)
-      stateChangeLogger.info(s"Started fetchers as part of become-follower for ${partitionsToStartFetching.size} partitions")
+      if (partitionAndOffsets.nonEmpty) {
+        stateChangeLogger.info(s"Started fetchers as part of become-follower for ${partitionAndOffsets.size} partitions")
+      }
 
       partitionsToStartFetching.foreach{ case (topicPartition, partition) =>
         completeDelayedOperationsWhenNotPartitionLeader(topicPartition, partition.topicId)}