diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__pacman_conf/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__pacman_conf/manifest
index 726074d4..19e232a7 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__pacman_conf/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__pacman_conf/manifest
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ contains_element() {
     MATCH=0
 }
 
-if [ "${file}" != "" ]; then
+if [ "${file}" ]; then
     __file "${sec_path}/plain_file_${file}"\
         --state exists --mode 666