diff --git a/check/test.go b/check/test.go
index 2aee9b0b0..8aad03d05 100644
--- a/check/test.go
+++ b/check/test.go
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ func (t flagTestItem) findValue(s string) (match bool, value string, err error)
 				if strings.HasPrefix(t.Flag, "--") {
 					value = "true"
 				} else {
-					value = vals[1]
+					if t.Compare.Op == "eq" && !strings.Contains(t.Flag, ":") {
+						value = ""
+					} else {
+						value = vals[1]
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/check/test_test.go b/check/test_test.go
index 29eb26922..ffd93555d 100644
--- a/check/test_test.go
+++ b/check/test_test.go
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ func TestCompareOp(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Test Op "eq"
 		{label: "op=eq, both empty", op: "eq", flagVal: "", compareValue: "", expectedResultPattern: "'' is equal to ''", testResult: true, flagName: ""},
+		{label: "op=eq, both empty, flagName non empty", op: "eq", flagVal: "", compareValue: "", expectedResultPattern: "'flagName' is equal to ''", testResult: true, flagName: "flagName"},
 
 		{
 			label: "op=eq, true==true", op: "eq", flagVal: "true",