diff --git a/drivers/segger/note_sysview.c b/drivers/segger/note_sysview.c
index be3b472ab9c..f9649cf81ba 100644
--- a/drivers/segger/note_sysview.c
+++ b/drivers/segger/note_sysview.c
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ static void sysview_send_taskinfo(FAR struct tcb_s *tcb)
   SEGGER_SYSVIEW_TASKINFO info;
 
   info.TaskID     = tcb->pid;
+#if CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE > 0
   info.sName      = tcb->name;
+#else
+  info.sName      = "<noname>";
+#endif
   info.Prio       = tcb->sched_priority;
   info.StackBase  = (uintptr_t)tcb->stack_base_ptr;
   info.StackSize  = tcb->adj_stack_size;