diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs
index b146d201cc..3a0467a0c8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
         protected override DifficultyAttributes CreateDifficultyAttributes(IBeatmap beatmap, Mod[] mods, Skill[] skills, double clockRate)
         {
             if (beatmap.HitObjects.Count == 0)
-                return new OsuDifficultyAttributes();
+                return new OsuDifficultyAttributes { Mods = mods };
 
             double aimRating = Math.Sqrt(skills[0].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;
             double speedRating = Math.Sqrt(skills[1].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;