diff --git a/src/core/qgsmaplayermodel.cpp b/src/core/qgsmaplayermodel.cpp
index 1ca4dc580938..76bd029c8901 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmaplayermodel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsmaplayermodel.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void QgsMapLayerModel::removeLayers( const QStringList &layerIds )
 
 void QgsMapLayerModel::addLayers( const QList<QgsMapLayer *> &layers )
 {
-  if ( layers.count( ) )
+  if ( !layers.empty( ) )
   {
     int offset = 0;
     if ( mAllowEmpty )