--- old/src/java.net.http/share/classes/jdk/internal/net/http/ResponseContent.java	2018-12-06 17:53:29.581560670 -0500
+++ new/src/java.net.http/share/classes/jdk/internal/net/http/ResponseContent.java	2018-12-06 17:53:29.409559817 -0500
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         if (contentLength == -1) {
             String tc = headers.firstValue("Transfer-Encoding")
                                .orElse("");
-            if (!tc.equals("")) {
+            if (!tc.isEmpty()) {
                 if (tc.equalsIgnoreCase("chunked")) {
                     chunkedContent = true;
                 } else {