diff --git a/http/http-binding/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/java/http/binding/HttpBindingDeserializer.java b/http/http-binding/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/java/http/binding/HttpBindingDeserializer.java
index 28ae5217c..5e079825e 100644
--- a/http/http-binding/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/java/http/binding/HttpBindingDeserializer.java
+++ b/http/http-binding/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/java/http/binding/HttpBindingDeserializer.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public DataStream readDataStream(Schema schema) {
             if (bb.remaining() > 0) {
                 structMemberConsumer.accept(state, member, payloadCodec.createDeserializer(bb));
             }
-        } else if (body != null && body.contentLength() > 0) {
+        } else if (body != null && body.contentLength() != 0) {
             structMemberConsumer.accept(state, member, new PayloadDeserializer(payloadCodec, body));
         }
     }