diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
index b7d71812400..64659442722 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ Type::Type(const std::string &name, PrimitiveID id)
 
 void Type::setName(const std::string &Name, SymbolTable *ST) {
   assert(ST && "Type::setName - Must provide symbol table argument!");
-
-  if (Name.size()) ST->insert(Name, this);
+  if (!Name.empty()) ST->insert(Name, this);
 }