diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cc48d66a..4abb1870 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ NEWS
 
 - 1.4.37
   * [mod_proxy] remove debug log line from error log (fixes #2659)
+  * [mod_dirlisting] fix dir-listing.set-footer not showing
 
 - 1.4.36 - 2015-07-26
   * use keep-alive timeout while waiting for HTTP headers; use always the read timeout while waiting for the HTTP body
diff --git a/src/mod_dirlisting.c b/src/mod_dirlisting.c
index d8bf3a33..7a98431d 100644
--- a/src/mod_dirlisting.c
+++ b/src/mod_dirlisting.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static void http_list_directory_footer(server *srv, connection *con, plugin_data
 			"<div class=\"foot\">"
 		));
 
-		if (buffer_string_is_empty(p->conf.set_footer)) {
+		if (!buffer_string_is_empty(p->conf.set_footer)) {
 			buffer_append_string_buffer(out, p->conf.set_footer);
 		} else if (buffer_is_empty(con->conf.server_tag)) {
 			buffer_append_string_len(out, CONST_STR_LEN(PACKAGE_DESC));