diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategorizationFragment.java b/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategorizationFragment.java
index fddc1135e..8f83a49eb 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategorizationFragment.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategorizationFragment.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class CategorizationFragment extends SherlockFragment{
         categoriesAdapter.notifyDataSetInvalidated();
         categoriesSearchInProgress.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
-        if (categories.size() == 0) {
+        if (categories.isEmpty()) {
             if(TextUtils.isEmpty(filter)) {
                 // If we found no recent cats, show the skip message!
                 categoriesSkip.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);