diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
index aaa3f9dd71594..148ed2e78183f 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ class Dataset[T] private[sql](
    * @group basic
    * @since 2.4.0
    */
-  def isEmpty: Boolean = withAction("isEmpty", limit(1).groupBy().count().queryExecution) { plan =>
-    plan.executeCollect().head.getLong(0) == 0
+  def isEmpty: Boolean = withAction("isEmpty", select().queryExecution) { plan =>
+    plan.executeTake(1).isEmpty
   }
 
   /**