diff --git a/gdb/target.c b/gdb/target.c
index c25ce692538..950f2f08e31 100644
--- a/gdb/target.c
+++ b/gdb/target.c
@@ -3648,7 +3648,7 @@ target_announce_attach (int from_tty, int pid)
 
   const char *exec_file = get_exec_file (0);
 
-  if (exec_file)
+  if (exec_file != nullptr)
     printf_unfiltered ("Attaching to program: %s, %s\n", exec_file,
 		       target_pid_to_str (ptid_t (pid)).c_str ());
   else