diff --git a/src/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/DateFilter.php b/src/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/DateFilter.php
index 8533ee34406..268b1159ce6 100644
--- a/src/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/DateFilter.php
+++ b/src/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/DateFilter.php
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ protected function filterProperty(string $property, $values, QueryBuilder $query
         $alias = $queryBuilder->getRootAliases()[0];
         $field = $property;
 
-        if ($this->isPropertyNested($property, $resourceClass)) {
+        if ($this->isPropertyNested($property, $resourceClass) && \count($values) > 0) {
             [$alias, $field] = $this->addJoinsForNestedProperty($property, $alias, $queryBuilder, $queryNameGenerator, $resourceClass, Join::INNER_JOIN);
         }