diff --git a/dlls/dbghelp/dwarf.c b/dlls/dbghelp/dwarf.c
index ac20442bbae..8714c901928 100644
--- a/dlls/dbghelp/dwarf.c
+++ b/dlls/dbghelp/dwarf.c
@@ -1406,7 +1406,9 @@ static struct symt* dwarf2_parse_udt_type(dwarf2_parse_context_t* ctx,
 
     TRACE("%s, for %s\n", dwarf2_debug_ctx(ctx), dwarf2_debug_di(di)); 
 
-    if (!dwarf2_find_attribute(ctx, di, DW_AT_name, &name)) name.u.string = NULL;
+    /* quirk... FIXME provide real support for anonymous UDTs */
+    if (!dwarf2_find_attribute(ctx, di, DW_AT_name, &name))
+        name.u.string = "zz_anon_zz";
     if (!dwarf2_find_attribute(ctx, di, DW_AT_byte_size, &size)) size.u.uvalue = 0;
 
     di->symt = &symt_new_udt(ctx->module, dwarf2_get_cpp_name(ctx, di, name.u.string),