diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/convert/MappingRedisConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/convert/MappingRedisConverter.java
index d9f13496f..ab1329543 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/convert/MappingRedisConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/convert/MappingRedisConverter.java
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ public class MappingRedisConverter implements RedisConverter, InitializingBean {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		if (persistentProperty.isIdProperty() && ObjectUtils.isEmpty(path.isEmpty())) {
+		if (persistentProperty.isIdProperty() && ObjectUtils.isEmpty(path)) {
 			return sourceBytes != null ? fromBytes(sourceBytes, typeInformation.getType()) : source.getId();
 		}