diff --git a/glib/guri.c b/glib/guri.c
index 5fe29f29d..ad467987b 100644
--- a/glib/guri.c
+++ b/glib/guri.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@ g_uri_split_internal (const gchar  *uri_string,
     *scheme = NULL;
   if (userinfo)
     *userinfo = NULL;
+  if (user)
+    *user = NULL;
   if (password)
     *password = NULL;
   if (auth_params)