diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/10688-pids.yml b/changelogs/fragments/10688-pids.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ed97a6fed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/10688-pids.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "pids - prevent error when an empty string is provided for ``name`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/10672, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/10688)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/pids.py b/plugins/modules/pids.py
index 2db5dbfa23..fcabec313f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/pids.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/pids.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class Pids(object):
         self._pids = []
 
     def execute(self):
-        if self._name:
+        if self._name is not None:
             self._pids = self._ps.get_pids_by_name(self._name)
         else:
             try: