diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c
index f8a6378ba..e33f3a06c 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c
@@ -772,6 +772,13 @@ ftl_reloc_add(struct ftl_reloc *reloc, struct ftl_band *band, size_t offset,
 	struct ftl_band_reloc *breloc = &reloc->brelocs[band->id];
 	size_t i, prev_lbks = breloc->num_lbks;
 
+	pthread_spin_lock(&band->lba_map.lock);
+	if (band->lba_map.num_vld == 0) {
+		pthread_spin_unlock(&band->lba_map.lock);
+		return;
+	}
+	pthread_spin_unlock(&band->lba_map.lock);
+
 	for (i = offset; i < offset + num_lbks; ++i) {
 		if (spdk_bit_array_get(breloc->reloc_map, i)) {
 			continue;
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c
index db04f9106..16937c97b 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c
@@ -301,13 +301,12 @@ test_reloc_iter_full(void)
 }
 
 static void
-test_reloc_iter_empty(void)
+test_reloc_empty_band(void)
 {
 	struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev;
 	struct ftl_reloc *reloc;
 	struct ftl_band_reloc *breloc;
 	struct ftl_band *band;
-	struct ftl_ppa ppa;
 
 	setup_reloc(&dev, &reloc, &g_geo, &g_range);
 
@@ -316,8 +315,6 @@ test_reloc_iter_empty(void)
 
 	ftl_reloc_add(reloc, band, 0, ftl_num_band_lbks(dev), 0);
 
-	CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(breloc->num_lbks, ftl_num_band_lbks(dev));
-	CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, ftl_reloc_next_lbks(breloc, &ppa));
 	CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(breloc->num_lbks, 0);
 
 	cleanup_reloc(dev, reloc);
@@ -481,31 +478,6 @@ test_reloc_single_lbk(void)
 	cleanup_reloc(dev, reloc);
 }
 
-static void
-test_reloc_empty_band(void)
-{
-	struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev;
-	struct ftl_reloc *reloc;
-	struct ftl_band_reloc *breloc;
-	struct ftl_band *band;
-
-	setup_reloc(&dev, &reloc, &g_geo, &g_range);
-
-	breloc = &reloc->brelocs[0];
-	band = breloc->band;
-
-	ftl_reloc_add(reloc, band, 0, ftl_num_band_lbks(dev), 0);
-
-	CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(breloc->num_lbks, ftl_num_band_lbks(dev));
-
-	ftl_reloc(reloc);
-
-	CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(breloc->num_lbks, 0);
-	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(breloc->moves != NULL);
-
-	cleanup_reloc(dev, reloc);
-}
-
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -525,8 +497,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (
 		CU_add_test(suite, "test_reloc_iter_full",
 			    test_reloc_iter_full) == NULL
-		|| CU_add_test(suite, "test_reloc_iter_empty",
-			       test_reloc_iter_empty) == NULL
 		|| CU_add_test(suite, "test_reloc_empty_band",
 			       test_reloc_empty_band) == NULL
 		|| CU_add_test(suite, "test_reloc_full_band",