diff --git a/includes/theme.inc b/includes/theme.inc
index a70739e2b8..12118720fa 100644
--- a/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/includes/theme.inc
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ function theme_links($variables) {
   global $language_url;
   $output = '';
 
-  if (count($links) > 0) {
+  if (!empty($links)) {
     // Treat the heading first if it is present to prepend it to the
     // list of links.
     if (!empty($heading)) {