1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinKeyboardView.java
index c17d7c555..a45bb21e9 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinKeyboardView.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import android.inputmethodservice.Keyboard.Key;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ public class LatinKeyboardView extends LatinKeyboardBaseView {
         if (keyboard.isShifted()
                 && keyboard instanceof LatinKeyboard
                 && ((LatinKeyboard) keyboard).isAlphaKeyboard()
-                && label != null && label.length() < 3
+                && !TextUtils.isEmpty(label) && label.length() < 3
                 && Character.isLowerCase(label.charAt(0))) {
             label = label.toString().toUpperCase();
         }