diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java
index a48efa7..733b836 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ public abstract class LogFactory {
                         rd.close();
                     }
 
-                    if (factoryClassName != null && ! "".equals(factoryClassName)) {
+                    if (factoryClassName != null && ! factoryClassName.isEmpty()) {
                         if (isDiagnosticsEnabled()) {
                             logDiagnostic("[LOOKUP]  Creating an instance of LogFactory class " +
                                           factoryClassName +