diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index eaf873f7..802c8cea 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@
         *)
                     HOSTNAME=`hostname -s 2> /dev/null` ;;
     esac
+    if [ "${HOSTNAME}" = "" ]; then HOSTNAME="no-hostname"; fi
     FQDN=`hostname 2> /dev/null`
     if [ "${OS}" = "Linux" -a "${HOSTNAME}" = "${FQDN}" ]; then
         FQDN=`hostname -f 2> /dev/null`