1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getlogin_r.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getlogin_r.c
index 05ac36b491..fe81fd196a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getlogin_r.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getlogin_r.c
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ __getlogin_r_loginuid (char *name, size_t namesize)
 	  endp == uidbuf || *endp != '\0'))
     return -1;
 
+  /* If there is no login uid, linux sets /proc/self/loginid to the sentinel
+     value of, (uid_t) -1, so check if that value is set and return early to
+     avoid making unneeded nss lookups. */
+  if (uid == (uid_t) -1)
+    {
+      __set_errno (ENXIO);
+      return ENXIO;
+    }
+
   size_t buflen = 1024;
   char *buf = alloca (buflen);
   bool use_malloc = false;