diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index cd10c0fe6..db26be63a 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ The contributors that suggested a given feature are shown in []. Thanks!
 
 ****  Fix parameter type redeclaring a type, #2195. [hdzhangdoc]
 
+****  Fix VCD open with empty filename, #2198. [Julius Baxter]
+
 
 * Verilator 4.030 2020-03-08
 
diff --git a/include/verilated_vcd_c.cpp b/include/verilated_vcd_c.cpp
index 5ecb5a802..d263f45db 100644
--- a/include/verilated_vcd_c.cpp
+++ b/include/verilated_vcd_c.cpp
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ VerilatedVcd::VerilatedVcd(VerilatedVcdFile* filep)
 
 void VerilatedVcd::open(const char* filename) {
     m_assertOne.check();
-    if (isOpen() || !filename || !*filename) return;
+    if (isOpen()) return;
 
     // Set member variables
-    m_filename = filename;
+    m_filename = filename;  // "" is ok, as someone may overload open
     VerilatedVcdSingleton::pushVcd(this);
 
     // SPDIFF_OFF