diff --git a/daemon/containerd/image_list.go b/daemon/containerd/image_list.go
index 3a6e370248..424d33a4d9 100644
--- a/daemon/containerd/image_list.go
+++ b/daemon/containerd/image_list.go
@@ -551,6 +551,10 @@ func setupLabelFilter(store content.Store, fltrs filters.Args) (func(image image
 		}
 	}
 
+	if len(checks) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	return func(image images.Image) bool {
 		ctx := context.TODO()