diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index 393318a..707c576 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ function comment_node_page_additions($node) {
   // Only attempt to render comments if the node has visible comments.
   // Unpublished comments are not included in $node->comment_count, so show
   // comments unconditionally if the user is an administrator.
-  if (($node->comment_count && user_access('access comments')) || user_access('administer comments')) {
+  if ((!empty($node->comment_count) && user_access('access comments')) || user_access('administer comments')) {
     $mode = variable_get('comment_default_mode_' . $node->type, COMMENT_MODE_THREADED);
     $comments_per_page = variable_get('comment_default_per_page_' . $node->type, 50);
     if ($cids = comment_get_thread($node, $mode, $comments_per_page)) {