1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index f7eba87..3962801 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ drawmenu(void) {
         dc->h = bh;
         drawrect(dc, 0, 0, mw, mh, True, BG(dc, normcol));
 
-        if(prompt) {
+        if(prompt && *prompt) {
                 dc->w = promptw;
                 drawtext(dc, prompt, selcol);
                 dc->x = dc->w;
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ setup(void) {
                 y = topbar ? 0 : DisplayHeight(dc->dpy, screen) - mh;
                 mw = DisplayWidth(dc->dpy, screen);
         }
-        promptw = prompt ? textw(dc, prompt) : 0;
+        promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? textw(dc, prompt) : 0;
         inputw = MIN(inputw, mw/3);
         match();