diff --git a/src/runtime/symtab.go b/src/runtime/symtab.go
index 029c2f15af..40add013e4 100644
--- a/src/runtime/symtab.go
+++ b/src/runtime/symtab.go
@@ -579,6 +579,9 @@ func FuncForPC(pc uintptr) *Func {
 
 // Name returns the name of the function.
 func (f *Func) Name() string {
+	if f == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
 	return funcname(f.funcInfo())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/symtab_test.go b/src/runtime/symtab_test.go
index b75b6b2c2a..01e5002659 100644
--- a/src/runtime/symtab_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/symtab_test.go
@@ -154,3 +154,14 @@ func TestLineNumber(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNilName(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func() {
+		if ex := recover(); ex != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected no nil panic, got=%v", ex)
+		}
+	}()
+	if got := (*runtime.Func)(nil).Name(); got != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Name() = %q, want %q", got, "")
+	}
+}