diff --git a/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh b/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh
index 768bd37..89ee0c2 100644
--- a/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh
+++ b/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
       mkdir -p $TMPINCRDIR
 
       # Find latest incremental backup.
-      LATEST_INCR=$(find $TMPINCRDIR -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | sort -nr | head -1)
+      LATEST_INCR=$(find $TMPINCRDIR -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -empty | sort -nr | head -1)
 
       # If this is the first incremental, use the full as base. Otherwise, use the latest incremental as base.
       if [ ! $LATEST_INCR ] ; then
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
       mkdir -p $TMPINCRDIR
 
       # Find latest incremental backup.
-      LATEST_INCR=$(find $TMPINCRDIR -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | sort -nr | head -1)
+      LATEST_INCR=$(find $TMPINCRDIR -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -empty | sort -nr | head -1)
 
       # If this is the first incremental, use the full as base. Otherwise, use the latest incremental as base.
       if [ ! $LATEST_INCR ] ; then