diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceChannelInterceptor.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceChannelInterceptor.java
index 28a7c3611..e0800969c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceChannelInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/messaging/TraceChannelInterceptor.java
@@ -235,6 +235,6 @@ public class TraceChannelInterceptor extends AbstractTraceChannelInterceptor {
 	}
 
 	private boolean emptyMessage(Message<?> message) {
-		return message == null || message.getPayload() == null;
+		return message == null;
 	}
 }