diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-9-summary-page.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-9-summary-page.sh
index 2f4c21f9910a..cae287ac1073 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-9-summary-page.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/qemu-9-summary-page.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ function output() {
 }
 
 function outfile() {
+  test -s "$1" || return
   cat "$1" >> "out-$logfile.md"
 }
 
 function outfile_plain() {
+  test -s "$1" || return
   output "<pre>"
   cat "$1" >> "out-$logfile.md"
   output "</pre>"