diff --git a/RecoParticleFlow/PFProducer/plugins/PFLinker.cc b/RecoParticleFlow/PFProducer/plugins/PFLinker.cc
index fa8689e81a88c..8365182549d35 100644
--- a/RecoParticleFlow/PFProducer/plugins/PFLinker.cc
+++ b/RecoParticleFlow/PFProducer/plugins/PFLinker.cc
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ void PFLinker::produce(edm::Event& iEvent, const edm::EventSetup& iSetup) {
       edm::Ptr<reco::PFCandidate> candPtr(pfCandidates, i);
       reco::PFCandidate cand(candPtr);
 
+      if (!(cand.energy() > 0))
+        continue;
+
       bool isphoton = cand.particleId() == reco::PFCandidate::gamma && cand.mva_nothing_gamma() > 0.;
       bool iselectron = cand.particleId() == reco::PFCandidate::e;
       // PFCandidates may have a valid MuonRef though they are not muons.