2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/rand/randfile.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/rand/randfile.c
index 53a75667f4..c6ff27be0e 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/rand/randfile.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/rand/randfile.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ const char *RAND_file_name(char *buf, int size)
         else
                 {
                 s=getenv("HOME");
-                if (s == NULL) 
+                if (s == NULL || *s == '\0') 
                   ret = RFILE;
                 if (((int)(strlen(s)+strlen(RFILE)+2)) > size) 
                         ret=RFILE;
diff --git a/src/lib/libssl/src/crypto/rand/randfile.c b/src/lib/libssl/src/crypto/rand/randfile.c
index 53a75667f4..c6ff27be0e 100644
--- a/src/lib/libssl/src/crypto/rand/randfile.c
+++ b/src/lib/libssl/src/crypto/rand/randfile.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ const char *RAND_file_name(char *buf, int size)
         else
                 {
                 s=getenv("HOME");
-                if (s == NULL) 
+                if (s == NULL || *s == '\0') 
                   ret = RFILE;
                 if (((int)(strlen(s)+strlen(RFILE)+2)) > size) 
                         ret=RFILE;