1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/auth1.c b/auth1.c
index cba3f7d61..c2d99895f 100644
--- a/auth1.c
+++ b/auth1.c
@@ -395,8 +395,7 @@ do_authentication(void)
         setproctitle("%s", pw ? user : "unknown");
 
 #ifdef USE_PAM
-        if (pw)
-                start_pam(user);
+        start_pam(pw == NULL ? "NOUSER" : user);
 #endif
 
         /*