diff --git a/src/devices/wifi/nm-device-iwd.c b/src/devices/wifi/nm-device-iwd.c
index 39cc995ad8..218ca80463 100644
--- a/src/devices/wifi/nm-device-iwd.c
+++ b/src/devices/wifi/nm-device-iwd.c
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ get_ordered_networks_cb (GObject *source, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_data)
 		props = g_variant_new ("a{sv}", &builder);
 
 		ap = nm_wifi_ap_new_from_properties (path, props);
-		nm_wifi_ap_set_ssid (ap, (const guint8 *) name, strlen (name));
+		if (name[0] != '\0')
+			nm_wifi_ap_set_ssid (ap, (const guint8 *) name, strlen (name));
 		nm_wifi_ap_set_strength (ap, nm_wifi_utils_level_to_quality (signal / 100));
 		nm_wifi_ap_set_freq (ap, 2417);
 		nm_wifi_ap_set_max_bitrate (ap, 65000);