diff --git a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
index ad75eccb..2a93e649 100644
--- a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
+++ b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
             :meth:`skip` that has been applied to this cursor into account when
             getting the count
         """
-        if self._limit == 0 and with_limit_and_skip:
+        if self._limit == 0 and with_limit_and_skip or self._none:
             return 0
         return self._cursor.count(with_limit_and_skip=with_limit_and_skip)
 
@@ -1491,4 +1491,4 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
         msg = ("Doc.objects()._ensure_indexes() is deprecated. "
                "Use Doc.ensure_indexes() instead.")
         warnings.warn(msg, DeprecationWarning)
-        self._document.__class__.ensure_indexes()
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+        self._document.__class__.ensure_indexes()