diff --git a/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.c b/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.c
index 5f20773..35f4d75 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ char *ExpandArg( const char *path ){
 
 char *ExpandPath( const char *path ){
 	static char full[1024];
-	if ( !qdir ) {
+	if ( !qdir[0] ) {
 		Error( "ExpandPath called without qdir set" );
 	}
 	if ( path[0] == '/' || path[0] == '\\' || path[1] == ':' ) {
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ char *ExpandPath( const char *path ){
 
 char *ExpandGamePath( const char *path ){
 	static char full[1024];
-	if ( !qdir ) {
+	if ( !qdir[0] ) {
 		Error( "ExpandGamePath called without qdir set" );
 	}
 	if ( path[0] == '/' || path[0] == '\\' || path[1] == ':' ) {