diff --git a/members/files.pl b/members/files.pl
index ccd11bc28b..03a7847698 100755
--- a/members/files.pl
+++ b/members/files.pl
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ else {
             my $filename = $cgi->param('uploadfile');
             my $mimetype = $cgi->uploadInfo($filename)->{'Content-Type'};
 
-            $errors{'empty_upload'} = 1 unless ( length($uploaded_file) > 0 );
+            $errors{'empty_upload'} = 1 if ( -z $uploaded_file );
 
             if (%errors) {
                 $template->param( errors => %errors );