diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/filesystem/filesystem.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
index 6d5ef2de47..a6b8386a75 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ constexpr u64 EMULATED_SD_REPORTED_SIZE = 32000000000;
 
 static FileSys::VirtualDir GetDirectoryRelativeWrapped(FileSys::VirtualDir base,
                                                        const std::string& dir_name) {
-    if (dir_name == "." || dir_name == "" || dir_name == "/" || dir_name == "\\")
+    if (dir_name.empty() || dir_name == "." || dir_name == "/" || dir_name == "\\")
         return base;
 
     return base->GetDirectoryRelative(dir_name);