diff --git a/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py
index 66b4427420..ec3b22d162 100755
--- a/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ class LinuxBridgeManager:
             bridge_interface_path = BRIDGE_INTERFACES_FS.replace(
                 BRIDGE_NAME_PLACEHOLDER, bridge_name)
             return os.listdir(bridge_interface_path)
+        else:
+            return []
 
     def get_tap_devices_count(self, bridge_name):
             bridge_interface_path = BRIDGE_INTERFACES_FS.replace(
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/linuxbridge/test_lb_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/linuxbridge/test_lb_neutron_agent.py
index fed96aa888..2477d163ca 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/linuxbridge/test_lb_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/linuxbridge/test_lb_neutron_agent.py
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ class TestLinuxBridgeManager(base.BaseTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(self.lbm.get_interfaces_on_bridge("br0"),
                              ["qbr1"])
 
+    def test_get_interfaces_on_bridge_not_existing(self):
+        self.lbm.device_exists = mock.Mock(return_value=False)
+        self.assertEqual([], self.lbm.get_interfaces_on_bridge("br0"))
+
     def test_get_tap_devices_count(self):
         with mock.patch.object(os, 'listdir') as listdir_fn:
             listdir_fn.return_value = ['tap2101', 'eth0.100', 'vxlan-1000']