diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index de116a29ef091a..69474e5da29c1b 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -554,13 +554,6 @@ then
 	resume=
 fi
 
-if test "$this" -gt "$last"
-then
-	say Nothing to do.
-	rm -fr "$dotest"
-	exit
-fi
-
 while test "$this" -le "$last"
 do
 	msgnum=`printf "%0${prec}d" $this`
diff --git a/t/t5407-post-rewrite-hook.sh b/t/t5407-post-rewrite-hook.sh
index 552da65a61e8f7..baa670cea5d8a9 100755
--- a/t/t5407-post-rewrite-hook.sh
+++ b/t/t5407-post-rewrite-hook.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	test_commit A foo A &&
 	test_commit B foo B &&
 	test_commit C foo C &&
-	test_commit D foo D
+	test_commit D foo D &&
+	git checkout A^0 &&
+	test_commit E bar E &&
+	test_commit F foo F &&
+	git checkout master
 '
 
 mkdir .git/hooks
@@ -79,6 +83,18 @@ EOF
 	verify_hook_input
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'git rebase --skip the last one' '
+	git reset --hard F &&
+	clear_hook_input &&
+	test_must_fail git rebase --onto D A &&
+	git rebase --skip &&
+	echo rebase >expected.args &&
+	cat >expected.data <<EOF &&
+$(git rev-parse E) $(git rev-parse HEAD)
+EOF
+	verify_hook_input
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'git rebase -m' '
 	git reset --hard D &&
 	clear_hook_input &&