diff --git a/pkg/bloomcompactor/batch.go b/pkg/bloomcompactor/batch.go
index e0787c1f6f1ec..bed0834a86b74 100644
--- a/pkg/bloomcompactor/batch.go
+++ b/pkg/bloomcompactor/batch.go
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ func (i *blockLoadingIter) Filter(filter func(*bloomshipper.CloseableBlockQuerie
 func (i *blockLoadingIter) loadNext() bool {
 	// check if there are more overlapping groups to load
 	if !i.overlapping.Next() {
+		i.iter = v1.NewEmptyIter[*v1.SeriesWithBloom]()
 		return false
 	}