diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index da85e92..196d7d3 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ var filterPathsByTime = exports.filterPathsByTime = function(paths, time,
  *     the comparison time.
  */
 var anyNewer = exports.anyNewer = function(paths, time, override, callback) {
+  if (paths.length === 0) {
+    process.nextTick(function() {
+      callback(null, false);
+    });
+    return;
+  }
   var complete = 0;
   function iterate() {
     fs.stat(paths[complete], function(err, stats) {
diff --git a/test/lib/util.spec.js b/test/lib/util.spec.js
index 6c5e1cc..e3147a8 100644
--- a/test/lib/util.spec.js
+++ b/test/lib/util.spec.js
@@ -182,6 +182,16 @@ describe('util', function() {
       });
     });
 
+    it('calls callback with false if no files are provided', function(done) {
+      util.anyNewer([], new Date(), nullOverride, function(err, newer) {
+        if (err) {
+          return done(err);
+        }
+        assert.isFalse(newer);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
     it('calls override with older file and time', function(done) {
       function override(filePath, time, include) {
         assert.equal(filePath, 'src/js/a.js');