diff --git a/sys/windows/consoletty.c b/sys/windows/consoletty.c
index 988e7663a..c048a65b6 100644
--- a/sys/windows/consoletty.c
+++ b/sys/windows/consoletty.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ back_buffer_flip(void)
                     do_anything |= do_wide_content;
             } else {
 #endif
-                if (back->utf8str && front->utf8str
+                if (back->utf8str[0] && front->utf8str[0]
                     && strcmp((const char *) back->utf8str,
                            (const char *) front->utf8str))
                     do_anything |= do_utf8_content;
diff --git a/sys/windows/windmain.c b/sys/windows/windmain.c
index 8d499cd5d..e15f9a882 100644
--- a/sys/windows/windmain.c
+++ b/sys/windows/windmain.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ _CrtSetReportFile(_CRT_ASSERT, _CRTDBG_FILE_STDERR);*/
 
 #ifdef EARLY_CONFIGFILE_PASS
     rcfile_interface_options();
-    if (gc.chosen_windowtype && *gc.chosen_windowtype)
+    if (*gc.chosen_windowtype)
         windowtype = gc.chosen_windowtype;
 #endif