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diff --git a/buildstream/_options/option.py b/buildstream/_options/option.py
index dfc8d4040..9501a2bde 100644
--- a/buildstream/_options/option.py
+++ b/buildstream/_options/option.py
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ class Option():
# the option
def load(self, node):
self.description = _yaml.node_get(node, str, 'description')
- self.variable = _yaml.node_get(node, str, 'variable', default_value='') or None
+ self.variable = _yaml.node_get(node, str, 'variable', default_value=None)
# Assert valid symbol name for variable name
- if self.variable:
+ if self.variable is not None:
p = _yaml.node_get_provenance(node, 'variable')
_yaml.assert_symbol_name(p, self.variable, 'variable name')