diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ContainsSelector.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ContainsSelector.java
index bf7a5d7b3..31c5c5a65 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ContainsSelector.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ContainsSelector.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class ContainsSelector extends BaseExtendSelector implements ResourceSele
         // throw BuildException on error
         validate();
 
-        if (r.isDirectory()) {
+        if (r.isDirectory() || contains.length() == 0) {
             return true;
         }