1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/common/util-common.c b/src/common/util-common.c
index 7145e492..40623b92 100644
--- a/src/common/util-common.c
+++ b/src/common/util-common.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ char *mdirname(const char *path)
 	char *ret, *last;
 
 	/* null or empty path */
-	if(path == NULL || path == '\0') {
+	if(path == NULL || *path == '\0') {
 		return strdup(".");
 	}