diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/GarbageCollectorThread.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/GarbageCollectorThread.java
index d17450426e7..dec530e91b2 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/GarbageCollectorThread.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/GarbageCollectorThread.java
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ protected void extractMetaFromEntryLogs() throws EntryLogMetadataMapException {
                 EntryLogMetadata entryLogMeta = entryLogger.getEntryLogMetadata(entryLogId, throttler);
                 removeIfLedgerNotExists(entryLogMeta);
                 if (entryLogMeta.isEmpty()) {
+                    LOG.info("Entry log file {} is empty, delete it from disk.", Long.toHexString(entryLogId));
                     entryLogger.removeEntryLog(entryLogId);
                     // remove it from entrylogmetadata-map if it is present in
                     // the map