diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/core/SqoopConfiguration.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/core/SqoopConfiguration.java
index ab5b2ee2..3c2f67ea 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/core/SqoopConfiguration.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/core/SqoopConfiguration.java
@@ -290,6 +290,11 @@ private synchronized void configureLogging() {
       }
     }
 
+    if (props.isEmpty()) {
+      LOG.info("Skipping log4j configuration as it's not configured in sqoop.properties file.");
+      return;
+    }
+
     PropertyConfigurator.configure(props);
   }