diff --git a/src/analyze/analyze-security.c b/src/analyze/analyze-security.c
index a978ed6da8..2917aff823 100644
--- a/src/analyze/analyze-security.c
+++ b/src/analyze/analyze-security.c
@@ -296,10 +296,8 @@ static int assess_root_directory(
         assert(ret_description);
 
         *ret_badness =
-                (isempty(info->root_directory) ||
-                 path_equal(info->root_directory, "/")) &&
-                (isempty(info->root_image) ||
-                 path_equal(info->root_image, "/"));
+                empty_or_root(info->root_directory) ||
+                empty_or_root(info->root_image);
         *ret_description = NULL;
 
         return 0;