diff --git a/commerce_file.module b/commerce_file.module
index 953ad2e82b317b408475244dec0c3f4567d9f007..9fa56dd5697ed5a9cc703aada0bbb056c5f7bec0 100644
--- a/commerce_file.module
+++ b/commerce_file.module
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ function commerce_file_get_license($op, $file, $account = NULL) {
         ->propertyCondition('uid', $account->uid)
         ->entityOrderby('entity_id', 'ASC');
       $result = $query->execute();
-      if ($result['commerce_license']) {
+      if (!empty($result['commerce_license'])) {
         $license_ids = array_keys($result['commerce_license']);
         $loaded_licenses = entity_load('commerce_license', $license_ids);
         // Go through all loaded licenses and check their eligibility.