diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index d7eb157577..47062cf43c 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -1327,13 +1327,10 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_playlist(menu_displaylist_info_t *info,
       {
          char *content_basename = strdup(label);
 
-         if (!string_is_empty(content_basename))
-         {
-            menu_driver_set_thumbnail_content(content_basename, strlen(content_basename) + 1);
-            menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_UPDATE_THUMBNAIL_PATH, NULL);
-            menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_UPDATE_THUMBNAIL_IMAGE, NULL);
-            free(content_basename);
-         }
+         menu_driver_set_thumbnail_content(content_basename, strlen(content_basename) + 1);
+         menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_UPDATE_THUMBNAIL_PATH, NULL);
+         menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_UPDATE_THUMBNAIL_IMAGE, NULL);
+         free(content_basename);
       }
 
       if (path)