diff --git a/components/esp_system/panic.c b/components/esp_system/panic.c
index 35f50785e4..ff9043ac31 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/panic.c
+++ b/components/esp_system/panic.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void esp_panic_handler(panic_info_t *info)
         char *panic_reason_str = NULL;
         if (info->pseudo_excause) {
             panic_reason_str = (char *)info->reason;
-        } else if (g_panic_abort && strlen(g_panic_abort_details)) {
+        } else if (g_panic_abort) {
             panic_reason_str = g_panic_abort_details;
         }
         if (panic_reason_str) {