diff --git a/CodeSniffer/Reporting.php b/CodeSniffer/Reporting.php
index d5edbbc39c..4ae4a31f99 100644
--- a/CodeSniffer/Reporting.php
+++ b/CodeSniffer/Reporting.php
@@ -179,11 +179,6 @@ public function printReport(
         $reportFile='',
         $reportWidth=80
     ) {
-        if ($this->totalFiles === 0) {
-            // No files generated errors.
-            return 0;
-        }
-
         $reportClass = self::factory($report);
 
         if ($reportFile !== null) {
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 12a8143c9a..be2e1b7f5b 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
   - Fixed bug #20136 : Squiz_Sniffs_WhiteSpace_ScopeKeywordSpacingSniff and Traits
   - Fixed bug #20138 : Protected property underscore and camel caps issue (in trait with Zend)
     -- Thanks to Gaetan Rousseau for the patch
+  - Fixed bug #20139 : No report file generated on success
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir name="/">