diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index 98c9f9015..178422437 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
             if not enclosure_nodes:
                 next_url = xpath_text(it, 'link', fatal=False)
 
-            if next_url is None:
+            if not next_url:
                 continue
 
             entries.append({