diff --git a/Engine/source/gui/buttons/guiBitmapButtonCtrl.h b/Engine/source/gui/buttons/guiBitmapButtonCtrl.h
index ec96e9344..5a5f56ee0 100644
--- a/Engine/source/gui/buttons/guiBitmapButtonCtrl.h
+++ b/Engine/source/gui/buttons/guiBitmapButtonCtrl.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ private:
    String               mBitmapFile; 
 public:
    void _setBitmap(StringTableEntry _in) {
-      if (_in == NULL || _in == StringTable->EmptyString() || _in == "")
+      if (_in == NULL || _in == StringTable->EmptyString() || _in[0] == '\0')
       {
          mBitmapAsset = NULL;
          mBitmapFile = "";