diff --git a/source/third_party/tinygettext/src/dictionary.cpp b/source/third_party/tinygettext/src/dictionary.cpp
index 2f1875c096..620af6cd86 100644
--- a/source/third_party/tinygettext/src/dictionary.cpp
+++ b/source/third_party/tinygettext/src/dictionary.cpp
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ void
 Dictionary::add_translation(const std::string& msgid, const std::string& msgstr)
 {
   std::vector<std::string>& vec = entries[msgid];
-  if (vec.empty() || msgstr.compare(vec[0]) == 0)
+  if (vec.empty())
   {
     vec.push_back(msgstr);
   }
-  else
+  else if (vec[0] != msgstr)
   {
     log_warning << "collision in add_translation: '" 
                 << msgid << "' -> '" << msgstr << "' vs '" << vec[0] << "'" << std::endl;