diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/inverted_index_file_writer.cpp b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/inverted_index_file_writer.cpp
index fd6ae6d54aff76..36d82bad1f2d51 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/inverted_index_file_writer.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/inverted_index_file_writer.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ void InvertedIndexFileWriter::copyFile(const char* fileName, lucene::store::Dire
         err.set(CL_ERR_IO, "debug point: copyFile_openInput_error");
     });
     if (!open) {
+        if (err.number() == CL_ERR_EmptyIndexSegment) {
+            LOG(WARNING) << "InvertedIndexFileWriter::copyFile: " << fileName << " is empty";
+            return;
+        }
         throw err;
     }