--- a/pidgin/gtkconv.c Mon Aug 22 02:07:41 2011 +0000 +++ b/pidgin/gtkconv.c Mon Aug 22 02:11:36 2011 +0000 @@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ gtk_widget_grab_focus(gtkconv->entry); - if (strlen(clean) == 0) { + if (!*clean) { g_free(buf); g_free(clean); return;