--- dmenu-3.7/dmenu.c
+++ dmenu-3.7/dmenu.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
+#define _BSD_SOURCE
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <locale.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -477,11 +478,11 @@
 		calcoffsets();
 		break;
 	case XK_Return:
-		if((e->state & ShiftMask) && text)
+		if((e->state & ShiftMask) && *text)
 			fprintf(stdout, "%s", text);
 		else if(sel)
 			fprintf(stdout, "%s", sel->text);
-		else if(text)
+		else if(*text)
 			fprintf(stdout, "%s", text);
 		fflush(stdout);
 		running = False;