diff --git a/cmk/base/plugins/agent_based/hr_fs.py b/cmk/base/plugins/agent_based/hr_fs.py
index fcf535eb2e5..f9dd6cdb93b 100644
--- a/cmk/base/plugins/agent_based/hr_fs.py
+++ b/cmk/base/plugins/agent_based/hr_fs.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ def parse_hr_fs(string_table: StringTable) -> Section:
         except ValueError:
             continue
 
-        section.append((fix_hr_fs_mountpoint(hrdescr), size_mb, size_mb - used_mb, 0))
+        if hrdescr:
+            section.append((fix_hr_fs_mountpoint(hrdescr), size_mb, size_mb - used_mb, 0))
 
     return section