diff --git a/lldb/source/Host/macosx/Symbols.cpp b/lldb/source/Host/macosx/Symbols.cpp
index e0602e7ef075..27f2309cddc9 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Host/macosx/Symbols.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Host/macosx/Symbols.cpp
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ Symbols::DownloadObjectAndSymbolFile (ModuleSpec &module_spec, bool force_lookup
             StreamString command;
             if (!uuid_str.empty())
                 command.Printf("%s --ignoreNegativeCache --copyExecutable %s", g_dsym_for_uuid_exe_path, uuid_str.c_str());
-            else if (file_path && file_path[0])
+            else if (file_path[0] != '\0')
                 command.Printf("%s --ignoreNegativeCache --copyExecutable %s", g_dsym_for_uuid_exe_path, file_path);
             
             if (!command.GetString().empty())