diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/TransformOps/LinalgTransformOps.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/TransformOps/LinalgTransformOps.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/TransformOps/LinalgTransformOps.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/TransformOps/LinalgTransformOps.cpp
@@ -699,11 +699,6 @@
                                        transform::TransformState &state) {
   SmallVector<Operation *> fusedOps;
   auto producerOps = state.getPayloadOps(getProducerOp());
-  // If nothing to fuse, propagate success.
-  if (std::empty(producerOps)) {
-    results.set(cast<OpResult>(getFusedOp()), SmallVector<mlir::Operation *>{});
-    return DiagnosedSilenceableFailure::success();
-  }
   auto containingOps = state.getPayloadOps(getContainingOp());
   if (!llvm::hasSingleElement(containingOps)) {
     return emitDefiniteFailure()
@@ -712,6 +707,13 @@
   }
   Operation *containingOp = *containingOps.begin();
 
+  // If nothing to fuse, propagate success.
+  if (std::empty(producerOps)) {
+    results.set(cast<OpResult>(getFusedOp()), SmallVector<mlir::Operation *>{});
+    results.set(cast<OpResult>(getNewContainingOp()), {containingOp});
+    return DiagnosedSilenceableFailure::success();
+  }
+
   // Helper function to find the next producer that should be fused. Take any
   // producer that has a use inside the containing op.
   SetVector<Operation *> remainingProducers(producerOps.begin(),