diff --git a/src/History.cpp b/src/History.cpp
index fa8cfd19..94a05201 100644
--- a/src/History.cpp
+++ b/src/History.cpp
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ CompactHistoryLine::CompactHistoryLine(const TextLine &line, CompactHistoryBlock
 {
     _length = line.size();
 
-    if (line.size() > 0) {
+    if (!line.isEmpty()) {
         _formatLength = 1;
         int k = 1;