diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/sequence/17-split.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/sequence/17-split.js
index 325cf85b5..4e71fe6c7 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/sequence/17-split.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/sequence/17-split.js
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                         }
                         else {
                             node.buffer = buff.slice(p,buff.length);
-                            node.pendingDones.push(done);
+                            if (node.buffer.length > 0) {
+                                node.pendingDones.push(done);
+                            }
                         }
                         if (node.buffer.length == 0) {
                             done();