diff --git a/main/http.c b/main/http.c
index 1723fe4e74099785fa5e48bd575a22e08aae1bae..5754d7c97be8d7ed56da97a910ef8259359f394e 100644
--- a/main/http.c
+++ b/main/http.c
@@ -684,7 +684,8 @@ static struct ast_str *handle_uri(struct ast_tcptls_session_instance *ser, char
 	}
 
 	/* We want requests to start with the (optional) prefix and '/' */
-	if (((l = strlen(prefix)) || !*prefix) && !strncasecmp(uri, prefix, l) && uri[l] == '/') {
+	l = strlen(prefix);
+	if (!strncasecmp(uri, prefix, l) && uri[l] == '/') {
 		uri += l + 1;
 		/* scan registered uris to see if we match one. */
 		AST_RWLIST_RDLOCK(&uris);