diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 97f14773f5..973cee1a43 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -888,6 +888,7 @@ impl PurgeStats {
                         Ordering::Relaxed,
                         Ordering::Relaxed,
                     ) == Ok(last)
+                    && last != 0
             })
             .unwrap_or(true);