1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sub/dec_sub.c b/sub/dec_sub.c
index a1392017a2..2a37c9b0e2 100644
--- a/sub/dec_sub.c
+++ b/sub/dec_sub.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ bool sub_read_all_packets(struct dec_sub *sub, struct sh_sub *sh)
     if (opts->sub_cp && !sh->is_utf8)
         sub->charset = guess_sub_cp(subs, opts->sub_cp);
 
-    if (sub->charset)
+    if (sub->charset && sub->charset[0])
         mp_msg(MSGT_OSD, MSGL_INFO, "Using subtitle charset: %s\n", sub->charset);
 
     double sub_speed = 1.0;