1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tmux.c b/tmux.c
index d5e962df..12402bb5 100644
--- a/tmux.c
+++ b/tmux.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ getshell(void)
 static int
 checkshell(const char *shell)
 {
-	if (shell == NULL || *shell == '\0' || *shell != '/')
+	if (shell == NULL || *shell != '/')
 		return (0);
 	if (areshell(shell))
 		return (0);