Index: src/backend/bacon-video-widget-gst-0.10.c
===================================================================
--- src/backend/bacon-video-widget-gst-0.10.c	(revision 5794)
+++ src/backend/bacon-video-widget-gst-0.10.c	(working copy)
@@ -4365,6 +4365,11 @@
       g_assert_not_reached ();
     }
 
+  if (string && string[0] == '\0') {
+    g_free (string);
+    string = NULL;
+  }
+
   if (res && string && g_utf8_validate (string, -1, NULL)) {
     g_value_take_string (value, string);
     GST_DEBUG ("%s = '%s'", get_metadata_type_name (type), string);
