diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/functions.php
index b886af0c40..0a7f25c3b5 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/functions.php
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ function twentytwelve_entry_meta() {
 	// Translators: 1 is category, 2 is tag, 3 is the date and 4 is the author's name.
 	if ( '' != $tag_list ) {
 		$utility_text = __( 'This entry was posted in %1$s and tagged %2$s on %3$s by %4$s.', 'twentytwelve' );
-	} elseif ( '' != $categories_list && twentytwelve_is_categorized_site() ) {
+	} elseif ( ! empty( $categories_list ) && twentytwelve_is_categorized_site() ) {
 		$utility_text = __( 'This entry was posted in %1$s on %3$s by %4$s.', 'twentytwelve' );
 	} else {
 		$utility_text = __( 'This entry was posted on %3$s by %4$s.', 'twentytwelve' );