diff --git a/init/property_service.cpp b/init/property_service.cpp
index 1e4e127f9..655b8deef 100644
--- a/init/property_service.cpp
+++ b/init/property_service.cpp
@@ -489,7 +489,9 @@ uint32_t HandlePropertySet(const std::string& name, const std::string& value,
         }
         LOG(INFO) << "Received sys.powerctl='" << value << "' from pid: " << cr.pid
                   << process_log_string;
-        DebugRebootLogging();
+        if (!value.empty()) {
+            DebugRebootLogging();
+        }
     }
 
     // If a process other than init is writing a non-empty value, it means that process is