diff --git a/src/shapes/text.class.js b/src/shapes/text.class.js
index 04078cf2f7e..e767bbab468 100644
--- a/src/shapes/text.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/text.class.js
@@ -1343,19 +1343,12 @@
      * @return {Number} Line width
      */
     getLineWidth: function(lineIndex) {
-      if (this.__lineWidths[lineIndex]) {
+      if (this.__lineWidths[lineIndex] !== undefined) {
         return this.__lineWidths[lineIndex];
       }
 
-      var width, line = this._textLines[lineIndex], lineInfo;
-
-      if (line === '') {
-        width = 0;
-      }
-      else {
-        lineInfo = this.measureLine(lineIndex);
-        width = lineInfo.width;
-      }
+      var lineInfo = this.measureLine(lineIndex);
+      var width = lineInfo.width;
       this.__lineWidths[lineIndex] = width;
       return width;
     },