diff --git a/net/net-snmp/files/snmpd.init b/net/net-snmp/files/snmpd.init
index 96d36b1620..7c1a7429b7 100644
--- a/net/net-snmp/files/snmpd.init
+++ b/net/net-snmp/files/snmpd.init
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ snmpd_access_default_add() {
 snmpd_access_HostName_add() {
 	local cfg="$1"
 	config_get hostname "$cfg" HostName
+	[ -n "$hostname" ] || return 0
 	config_get mode "$cfg" Mode
 	[ -n "$mode" ] || return 0
 	config_get community "$cfg" CommunityName