diff --git a/srsenb/src/enb.cc b/srsenb/src/enb.cc
index 6e7dd4af8a..157f55209e 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/enb.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/enb.cc
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ std::string enb::get_build_mode()
 
 std::string enb::get_build_info()
 {
-  if (std::string(srslte_get_build_info()) == "") {
+  if (std::string(srslte_get_build_info()).find("  ") != std::string::npos) {
     return std::string(srslte_get_version());
   }
   return std::string(srslte_get_build_info());
diff --git a/srsepc/src/main.cc b/srsepc/src/main.cc
index ed6f7b434a..1dcf1cf690 100644
--- a/srsepc/src/main.cc
+++ b/srsepc/src/main.cc
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ std::string get_build_mode()
 
 std::string get_build_info()
 {
-  if (std::string(srslte_get_build_info()) == "") {
+  if (std::string(srslte_get_build_info()).find("  ") != std::string::npos) {
     return std::string(srslte_get_version());
   }
   return std::string(srslte_get_build_info());
diff --git a/srsue/src/ue_base.cc b/srsue/src/ue_base.cc
index ed3bd4ee91..55e21f0211 100644
--- a/srsue/src/ue_base.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/ue_base.cc
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ std::string ue_base::get_build_mode()
 
 std::string ue_base::get_build_info()
 {
-  if (std::string(srslte_get_build_info()) == "") {
+  if (std::string(srslte_get_build_info()).find("  ") != std::string::npos) {
     return std::string(srslte_get_version());
   }
   return std::string(srslte_get_build_info());