@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (t readWriteTransaction) updateGlobal(folder, device []byte, file protocol.
var oldFile protocol.FileInfo
var hasOldFile bool
// Remove the device from the current version list
- if svl != nil {
+ if len(svl) != 0 {
err = fl.UnmarshalXDR(svl)
if err != nil {
panic(err)