diff --git a/plugins/FeedsCSVParser.inc b/plugins/FeedsCSVParser.inc
index 0dada59ddd8fcd1ac44b1f68ba952e4655954bf7..0d86e5eb8af5aaf93dc37c141d5820824f188bb6 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsCSVParser.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsCSVParser.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ class FeedsCSVParser extends FeedsParser {
       // Get first line and use it for column names, convert them to lower case.
       $header = $this->parseHeader($parser, $iterator);
       if (!$header) {
-        return FeedsParserResult();
+        drupal_set_message(t('The CSV file is empty.'), 'warning', FALSE);
+        return new FeedsParserResult();
       }
       $parser->setColumnNames($header);
     }