diff --git a/src/base/tests/test_util.py b/src/base/tests/test_util.py
index ce0bb1abf..67d2a8afd 100644
--- a/src/base/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/src/base/tests/test_util.py
@@ -1449,6 +1449,11 @@ def test_replace_record_references_batch__uniqueness(self):
         [count] = self.env.cr.fetchone()
         self.assertEqual(count, 1)
 
+    @mute_logger("odoo.upgrade.util.records")
+    def test_replace_record_references_batch__idem_mapping(self):
+        # This logs a warning but shouldn't fail
+        util.replace_record_references_batch(self.env.cr, {1: 1, 2: 2}, "res.country")
+
     def _prepare_test_delete_unused(self):
         def create_cat():
             name = f"test_{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
diff --git a/src/util/records.py b/src/util/records.py
index b9127b838..7b748cfb9 100644
--- a/src/util/records.py
+++ b/src/util/records.py
@@ -1469,6 +1469,9 @@ def replace_record_references_batch(cr, id_mapping, model_src, model_dst=None, r
         if same_ids:
             _logger.warning("Replace references in model `%s`, ignoring same-id mapping `%s`", model_src, same_ids)
             id_mapping = {k: v for k, v in id_mapping.items() if k != v}
+            if not id_mapping:
+                _logger.warning("Nothing to replace in model `%s`, ignoring empty mapping", model_src)
+                return
 
     assert id_mapping
     assert all(isinstance(v, int) and isinstance(k, int) for k, v in id_mapping.items())