diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/SpSubview_meat.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/SpSubview_meat.hpp
index 845fa2a2..22b06c69 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/SpSubview_meat.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/SpSubview_meat.hpp
@@ -681,6 +681,8 @@ SpSubview<eT>::for_each(functor F)
   m.sync_csc();
   m.invalidate_cache();
   
+  if(n_nonzero == 0)  { return; }
+  
   const uword lstart_row = aux_row1;
   const uword lend_row   = aux_row1 + n_rows;
   
@@ -737,6 +739,8 @@ SpSubview<eT>::for_each(functor F) const
   
   m.sync_csc();
   
+  if(n_nonzero == 0)  { return; }
+  
   const uword lstart_row = aux_row1;
   const uword lend_row   = aux_row1 + n_rows;
   
@@ -776,6 +780,8 @@ SpSubview<eT>::transform(functor F)
   m.sync_csc();
   m.invalidate_cache();
   
+  if(n_nonzero == 0)  { return; }
+  
   const uword lstart_row = aux_row1;
   const uword lend_row   = aux_row1 + n_rows;
   
@@ -846,6 +852,8 @@ SpSubview<eT>::replace(const eT old_val, const eT new_val)
   m.sync_csc();
   m.invalidate_cache();
   
+  if(n_nonzero == 0)  { return; }
+  
   const uword lstart_row = aux_row1;
   const uword lend_row   = aux_row1 + n_rows;