diff --git a/src/c-list.h b/src/c-list.h
index 3d44e33060..c92aa6f3ad 100644
--- a/src/c-list.h
+++ b/src/c-list.h
@@ -87,10 +87,12 @@ static inline _Bool c_list_is_linked(const CList *what) {
  * c_list_is_empty() - check whether a list is empty
  * @list:               list to check, or NULL
  *
+ * This is the same as !c_list_is_linked().
+ *
  * Return: True if @list is empty, false if not.
  */
 static inline _Bool c_list_is_empty(const CList *list) {
-        return !list || !c_list_is_linked(list);
+        return !c_list_is_linked(list);
 }
 
 /**