diff --git a/repmgr-action-daemon.c b/repmgr-action-daemon.c
index 079b04e0..73c9b449 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-daemon.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-daemon.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ void do_daemon_stop(void)
 						  pidfile);
 				log_detail("%s",  strerror(errno));
 
-				if (config_file_options.repmgrd_pid_file == '\0')
+				if (config_file_options.repmgrd_pid_file[0] == '\0')
 					log_hint(_("set \"repmgrd_pid_file\" in \"%s\""), config_file_path);
 				exit(ERR_REPMGRD_SERVICE);
 			}