Index: includes/view.inc
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--- includes/view.inc	(revision 535)
+++ includes/view.inc	(working copy)
@@ -589,6 +589,8 @@
       $this->exposed_widgets = $this->render_exposed_form();
       if (form_set_error() || !empty($this->build_info['abort'])) {
         $this->built = TRUE;
+        // Don't execute the query, but rendering will still be executed to display the empty text.
+        $this->executed = TRUE;
         return empty($this->build_info['fail']);
       }
     }