diff --git a/dtrans/source/win32/dtobj/FmtFilter.cxx b/dtrans/source/win32/dtobj/FmtFilter.cxx
index dd39d7956d15..0a284290b51b 100644
--- a/dtrans/source/win32/dtobj/FmtFilter.cxx
+++ b/dtrans/source/win32/dtobj/FmtFilter.cxx
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ Sequence<sal_Int8> SAL_CALL TextHtmlToHTMLFormat(Sequence<sal_Int8> const & aTex
 {
     OSL_ASSERT(aTextHtml.getLength() > 0);
 
-    if (!(aTextHtml.getLength() > 0))
+    if (aTextHtml.getLength() <= 0)
         return Sequence<sal_Int8>();
 
     // fill the buffer with dummy values to calc the exact length