diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php
index 0318326921..06ea1335c1 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class acp_board
 						'max_autologin_time'	=> array('lang' => 'AUTOLOGIN_LENGTH',	'type' => 'text:5:5', 'explain' => true),
 						'ip_check'				=> array('lang' => 'IP_VALID',			'type' => 'custom', 'method' => 'select_ip_check', 'explain' => true),
 						'browser_check'			=> array('lang' => 'BROWSER_VALID',		'type' => 'radio:yes_no', 'explain' => true),
-						'send_encoding'		=> array('lang' => 'SEND_ENCODING', 'type' => 'radio:yes_no', 'explain' => true),
+						'send_encoding'			=> array('lang' => 'SEND_ENCODING', 'type' => 'radio:yes_no', 'explain' => true),
 						'gzip_compress'			=> array('lang' => 'ENABLE_GZIP',		'type' => 'radio:yes_no', 'explain' => false),
 
 						'legend2'				=> 'PATH_SETTINGS',
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index b90a4ca317..541c8253ad 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ function page_header($page_title = '')
 		'T_THEME_DATA'			=> (!$user->theme['primary']['theme_storedb']) ? '' : $user->theme['primary']['theme_data'])
 	);
 
-	if (!empty($config['send_encoding']))
+	if ($config['send_encoding'])
 	{
 		header('Content-type: text/html; charset: ' . $user->lang['ENCODING']);
 	}