diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResResSpec.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResResSpec.java
index 028b88444e..aef9542718 100755
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResResSpec.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResResSpec.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public ResResSpec(ResID id, String name, ResPackage pkg, ResTypeSpec type) {
         if (resResSpec != null) {
             cleanName = name + "_APKTOOL_DUPLICATENAME_" + id.toString();
         } else {
-            cleanName = (name.isEmpty() ? ("APKTOOL_DUMMYVAL_" + id.toString()) : name);
+            cleanName = ((name == null || name.isEmpty()) ? ("APKTOOL_DUMMYVAL_" + id.toString()) : name);
         }
         
         this.mName = cleanName;