1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/slock.c b/slock.c
index 12b8d4d..320ed2b 100644
--- a/slock.c
+++ b/slock.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ getpw(void) { /* only run as root */
         rval =  pw->pw_passwd;
 
 #if HAVE_SHADOW_H
-        {
+        if (strlen(rval) >= 1) { /* kludge, assumes pw placeholder entry has len >= 1 */
                 struct spwd *sp;
                 sp = getspnam(getenv("USER"));
                 if(!sp)