diff --git a/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Model/Import/Product.php b/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Model/Import/Product.php
index 743bcddede9c3..5b13000e539f4 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Model/Import/Product.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Model/Import/Product.php
@@ -1561,7 +1561,9 @@ protected function _saveProducts()
                 }
                 $rowScope = $this->getRowScope($rowData);
 
-                $rowData[self::URL_KEY] = $this->getUrlKey($rowData);
+                if ($this->getUrlKey($rowData)) {
+                    $rowData[self::URL_KEY] = $this->getUrlKey($rowData);
+                }
 
                 $rowSku = $rowData[self::COL_SKU];