diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/facebook.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/facebook.py
index 974669a6..7f877f7f 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/facebook.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/facebook.py
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ class FacebookPhotosExtractor(FacebookExtractor):
 
     def items(self):
         set_id = self._extract_profile_photos_page(self.groups[0])[0]
+        if not set_id:
+            return iter(())
+
         set_url = f"{self.root}/media/set/?set={set_id}"
         set_page = self.request(set_url).text
         set_data = self.parse_set_page(set_page)
diff --git a/test/results/facebook.py b/test/results/facebook.py
index ba2f0a45..c8601906 100644
--- a/test/results/facebook.py
+++ b/test/results/facebook.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ __tests__ = (
     "#range"   : "1",
 
     "user_id"   : "100074229772340",
-    "user_pfbid": "pfbid0xCZArBYwZ9d4KLbXzSLF6YNUTY3rTJhPpVZ92gBpFQi1JK9RemJ5KhtqSJXkVnQ3l",
+    "user_pfbid": r"re:pfbid0x\w{64}",
 },
 
 {
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ __tests__ = (
     "#class"   : facebook.FacebookPhotosExtractor,
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"     : "https://www.facebook.com/brando.cha.3/photos",
+    "#comment" : "empty '/photos' page / missing 'set_id' value (#7962)",
+    "#class"   : facebook.FacebookPhotosExtractor,
+    "#count"   : 0,
+},
+
 {
     "#url"     : "https://www.facebook.com/facebook/avatar",
     "#class"   : facebook.FacebookAvatarExtractor,
@@ -89,7 +96,7 @@ __tests__ = (
     "set_id"    : "a.104622317759666",
     "type"      : "avatar",
     "user_id"   : "100046356937542",
-    "user_pfbid": "pfbid0uNaJ41o64vvHGCRnfZSYZkSm6yPnneBN947QdPw3F7iTsbgscr7ZZqLv7GvP2L8l",
+    "user_pfbid": r"re:pfbid0x\w{64}",
     "username"  : "Throwaway Idk",
 },
 
@@ -183,9 +190,8 @@ __tests__ = (
     "id"      : "221820450302279",
     "set_id"  : "a.109762038174788",
     "user_id" : "100074229772340",
-    "user_pfbid": "pfbid0xCZArBYwZ9d4KLbXzSLF6YNUTY3rTJhPpVZ92gBpFQi1JK9RemJ5KhtqSJXkVnQ3l",
+    "user_pfbid": r"re:pfbid0x\w{64}",
     "username": "Throwaway Kwon",
-
 },
 
 {