diff --git a/tests/template/tdefault_nil.nim b/tests/template/tdefault_nil.nim
index 311a6c090f..783f773888 100644
--- a/tests/template/tdefault_nil.nim
+++ b/tests/template/tdefault_nil.nim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import sequtils, os
 
 template glob_rst(basedir: string = ""): untyped =
-  if baseDir.isNil:
+  if baseDir.len == 0:
     to_seq(walk_files("*.rst"))
   else:
     to_seq(walk_files(basedir/"*.rst"))