diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_delete.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_delete.go
index 7656b9d38..506e7609b 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_delete.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_delete.go
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ package s3api
 import (
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/s3_constants"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/s3_constants"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
+
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
 
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/s3err"
@@ -157,6 +158,10 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *h
 			}
 		}
 
+		if s3a.option.AllowEmptyFolder {
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		// purge empty folders, only checking folders with deletions
 		for len(directoriesWithDeletion) > 0 {
 			directoriesWithDeletion = s3a.doDeleteEmptyDirectories(client, directoriesWithDeletion)