diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/utils.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/utils.rs
index afcca81a485..8ee08edec19 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/utils.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/utils.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ pub(super) fn clean_middle_path<'tcx>(
     args: ty::Binder<'tcx, GenericArgsRef<'tcx>>,
 ) -> Path {
     let def_kind = cx.tcx.def_kind(did);
-    let name = cx.tcx.opt_item_name(did).unwrap_or(kw::Empty);
+    let name = cx.tcx.opt_item_name(did).unwrap_or(sym::dummy);
     Path {
         res: Res::Def(def_kind, did),
         segments: thin_vec![PathSegment {