diff --git a/contrib/source-control-tools/land-patch.sh b/contrib/source-control-tools/land-patch.sh
--- a/contrib/source-control-tools/land-patch.sh
+++ b/contrib/source-control-tools/land-patch.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
   exit 10
 fi
 
+# Bail early if there's nothing to land
+if [ "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" == "$(git rev-parse origin/master)" ]; then
+  echo "No new changes. Nothing to do."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 TOPLEVEL=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 # TODO: Autogen (update version numbers, copyright headers, etc.)