diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/translate.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/translate.class.php
index dc8f969540f..3c4c3ea5d36 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/translate.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/translate.class.php
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ class Translate
 	 */
 	public function transcountrynoentities($str, $countrycode)
 	{
-		if ($this->tab_translate["$str$countrycode"]) return $this->transnoentities("$str$countrycode");
+		if (! empty($this->tab_translate["$str$countrycode"])) return $this->transnoentities("$str$countrycode");
 		else return $this->transnoentities($str);
 	}