diff --git a/direct/src/dist/FreezeTool.py b/direct/src/dist/FreezeTool.py
index 3a1b6487b8..b9be5933f7 100644
--- a/direct/src/dist/FreezeTool.py
+++ b/direct/src/dist/FreezeTool.py
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ class Freezer:
                 self.mf.load_module(mdef.moduleName, fp, pathname, stuff)
             else:
                 stuff = ("", "rb", _PY_SOURCE)
-                if mdef.text:
+                if mdef.text is not None:
                     fp = io.StringIO(mdef.text)
                 else:
                     fp = open(pathname, 'rb')