diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
@@ -2752,8 +2752,9 @@
 	if (obj->ino == sb.st_ino && obj->dev == sb.st_dev)
 	    break;
     }
-    if (obj != NULL && name != NULL) {
-	object_add_name(obj, name);
+    if (obj != NULL) {
+	if (name != NULL)
+	    object_add_name(obj, name);
 	free(path);
 	close(fd);
 	return (obj);