diff --git a/script/doc-only-change.js b/script/doc-only-change.js
index 13174f513d..467ee5399b 100644
--- a/script/doc-only-change.js
+++ b/script/doc-only-change.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function checkIfDocOnlyChange () {
           return true;
         }
       });
-      if (nonDocChange) {
+      if (nonDocChange || filesChanged.data.length === 0) {
         process.exit(1);
       } else {
         process.exit(0);