diff --git a/src/gui/clips/SampleClipView.cpp b/src/gui/clips/SampleClipView.cpp
index 7adb29f01..3efd676b1 100644
--- a/src/gui/clips/SampleClipView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/clips/SampleClipView.cpp
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ void SampleClipView::updateSample()
 	update();
 	// set tooltip to filename so that user can see what sample this
 	// sample-clip contains
-	setToolTip(m_clip->m_sample->sampleFile() != "" ?
-					PathUtil::toAbsolute(m_clip->m_sample->sampleFile()) :
-					tr( "Double-click to open sample" ) );
+	setToolTip(!m_clip->m_sample->sampleFile().isEmpty() ? PathUtil::toAbsolute(m_clip->m_sample->sampleFile())
+														 : tr("Double-click to open sample"));
 }