1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/applets/applets.c b/applets/applets.c
index 8171a309d..168501811 100644
--- a/applets/applets.c
+++ b/applets/applets.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ extern void show_usage(void)
                 }
         }
         format_string = "%s\n\nUsage: %s %s\n\n";
-        if(*usage_string == 0)
+        if(*usage_string == '\b')
                 format_string = "%s\n\nNo help available.\n\n";
         fprintf(stderr, format_string,
                         full_version, applet_using->name, usage_string);