diff --git a/src/Composer/Factory.php b/src/Composer/Factory.php
index 41c281378..b13696bc2 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Factory.php
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ class Factory
         }
         $remoteFilesystemOptions = array();
         if ($disableTls === false) {
-            if (isset($config) && !empty($config->get('cafile'))) {
+            if (isset($config) && $config->get('cafile')) {
                 $remoteFilesystemOptions = array('ssl' => array('cafile' => $config->get('cafile')));
             }
             $remoteFilesystemOptions = array_merge_recursive($remoteFilesystemOptions, $options);