diff --git a/ndctl/namespace.c b/ndctl/namespace.c

index 0c8df9f..de1e08f 100644

--- a/ndctl/namespace.c

+++ b/ndctl/namespace.c

@@ -1052,6 +1052,9 @@ static int zero_info_block(struct ndctl_namespace *ndns)

 	void *buf = NULL, *read_buf = NULL;

 	char path[50];

+	if (ndctl_namespace_get_size(ndns) == 0)

+		return 1;

+

 	ndctl_namespace_set_raw_mode(ndns, 1);

 	rc = ndctl_namespace_enable(ndns);

 	if (rc < 0) {