diff --git a/glib/gutils.c b/glib/gutils.c
index 6c89fc4cc..572c06ce6 100644
--- a/glib/gutils.c
+++ b/glib/gutils.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ g_get_user_database_entry (void)
             e.user_name = g_strdup (pw->pw_name);
 
 #ifndef __BIONIC__
-            if (pw->pw_gecos && *pw->pw_gecos != '\0')
+            if (pw->pw_gecos && *pw->pw_gecos != '\0' && pw->pw_name)
               {
                 gchar **gecos_fields;
                 gchar **name_parts;