--- a/pidgin/gtksound.c Sat Jan 09 12:51:06 2016 -0500 +++ b/pidgin/gtksound.c Thu Jan 14 00:09:55 2016 -0500 @@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ } } - if (!filename || !strlen(filename)) { /* Use Default sounds */ + if (!filename || *filename == '\0') { /* Use Default sounds */ g_free(filename); filename = g_build_filename(PURPLE_DATADIR,